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O Pucelle plus tendre Qu'un beau bouton vermeil, Que le rosier engendre Au lever du soleil, Et si faict au matin Tout l'honneur du jardin. Serrés mon col maistresse, De vos deus bras pliés, D'un neud qui fort me presse Doucement me liés, Un baiser mutuel Nous soit perpetuel. Ne le tems, ne l’envie D’autre amour desirer Ne pourra point ma vie De voz levres tirer : Ains serrez demourrons, Et baisant nous mourrons. Amour par les fleurettes Du printems eternel, Voirra noz amourettes Sous le boys maternel, Là nous sçaurons combien Les amans ont de bien. Parmy la grand’ espace De ce berger heureux Nous aurons tous deux place Entre les amoureux Et comme eux, sans soucy, Nous aymerons aussi. Nulle Nymphe ancienne Ne se despitera, Quand de la place sienne Pour nous [el’ l’]1 ostera Non celles dont les yeux Prindrent le cœur des dieux.
J. Castro sets stanzas 1-2
1 Chardavoine: "deux s’"
Text Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Jean de Castro (c1540 - c1600), "O Pucelle plus tendre", stanzas 1-2 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Jean Chardavoine (c1537 - c1580), "O Pucelle plus tendre" [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Pierre Cléreau (c1515 - 1569), "O Pucelle plus tendre" [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Faith J. Cormier) , "Oh maiden, more tender", copyright © 2000, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (David Wyatt) , "O maid more tender", copyright © 2022, (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.
Line count: 36
Word count: 147
O maid more tender Than a fair crimson bud To which the rosebush gives birth At the rising of the sun, And so makes in the morning All the honour of the garden. Embrace my neck, mistress, With your two bent arms; In a knot which squeezes me tightly Sweetly bind me; May our shared kiss Be everlasting. Neither time, nor the longing To enjoy some other love Cannot in any way pull my life Back from your lips; So let’s stay embracing And we’ll die kissing. Love with the flowers Of eternal springtime Will see our love-dalliance In our maternal woods; There we shall discover how many Good things lovers enjoy. Amid the great space Of this happy grove We shall both take our place Among the lovers, And like them without a care We too shall make love. No nymph of ancient time Will be vexed When from their spot For us [she will remove]1 Those whose eyes Seized the hearts of the gods.
1 Chardavoine: "two she will herself remove"
Text Authorship:
- Translation from French (Français) to English copyright © 2022 by David Wyatt, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:
- a text in French (Français) by Pierre de Ronsard (1524 - 1585)
This text was added to the website: 2022-02-19
Line count: 36
Word count: 167