by Pierre de Ronsard (1524 - 1585)
Un voile obscur
Language: French (Français)
Un voile obscur par l'horizon épars Troublait le ciel d'une humeur survenue, Et l'air crevé d'une grêle menue Frappait à bonds les champs de toutes parts; Déjà Vulcain de ses borgnes soudars Hâtait les mains à la forge connue, Et Jupiter dans le creux d'une nue Armait sa main de l'éclair de ses dards; [Quand]1 ma nymphette, en simple vertugade Cueillant les fleurs, des rais de son œillade Essuya l'air grêleux et pluvieux, Des vents sortis remprisonna les tropes, Et fit cesser les marteaux des Cyclopes, Et de Jupin rasséréna les yeux.
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Text Authorship:
- by Pierre de Ronsard (1524 - 1585), appears in L'amour de Cassandre , no. 20 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Jacques Leguerney (1906 - 1997), "Un voile obscur", 1944, published 1986, first performed 1985 [ dramatic soprano or mezzo-soprano and piano ], from Poèmes de la Pléiade, Vol. IV, no. 1, Max Eschig [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CHI Chinese (中文) (Dr Huaixing Wang) , "弥漫之纱", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (David Wyatt) , "A gloomy fog", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2011-06-02
Line count: 14
Word count: 92