possibly by Gaius Cornelius Gallus (70 BCE - 26 BCE)
Translation by Joachim du Bellay (1525 - c1560)
Esparpillez de toutes parts
Language: Middle French after the Latin
Esparpillez de toutes parts, Belle, ces beaux cheveux espars, Et d'un beau fin or blondoyantes ; Monstrez ce beau col blanchissant Sur blanches espaules croissant ; Monstrez ces deux flammes nuisantes Sous deux noirs sourcis reluisantes ; Monstrez ces joues dont le teinct De couleur de roses est peint ; Et ceste coraline bouche D'un long baiser la mienne touche.
About the headline (FAQ)
Confirmed with Œuvres choisies de Joachim du Bellay, Paris, Charpentier et Cie., 1876, page 159.
Text Authorship:
- by Joachim du Bellay (1525 - c1560), "Traduit de Cornelius Gallus" [an adaptation] [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Latin possibly by Gaius Cornelius Gallus (70 BCE - 26 BCE)
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Raoul Laparra (1876 - 1943), "Esparpillez de toutes pars", published 1927 [ medium voice and piano ], from Le Missel Chantant, Suite de mélodies sur de vieilles poésies françaises - 7ème volume, no. 8, Éd. 'Au Ménestrel' Heugel [sung text not yet checked]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in English, a translation possibly by John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester (1647 - 1680); composed by George Monro.
- Also set in English, [adaptation] ; composed by George Monro.
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2026-09-26
Line count: 11
Word count: 56