by
Pierre de Ronsard (1524 - 1585)
De peu de bien on vit honestement
Language: French (Français)
Available translation(s): ENG
De peu de bien on vit honestement,
L'homme qui peut trouver contentement,
N'entreront point son sommeil par la creinte
Des blés manteurs, ne par la vign' attente.
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Modern French
De peu de bien, on vit honnétement,
L'homme qui peut trouver contentement,
N'entreront point son sommeil par la crainte
Des blés menteurs, ni par la vigne attente.
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- ENG English (Faith J. Cormier) , "With a little we live honestly", copyright © 2001, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 27
With a little we live honestly
Language: English  after the French (Français)
With a little we live honestly.
The man who can find contentment
will not fall asleep in the fear
of treacherous grain or blighted vines.
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Based on:
- a text in French (Français) by Pierre de Ronsard (1524 - 1585), from strophe 7 of the ode
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 4
Word count: 25