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by Pierre de Ronsard (1524 - 1585)

Page, suis‑moi
Language: French (Français) 
Our translations:  ENG
[ Page suy moy: par l'herbe plus espesse ;
Fausche l'esmail ]1 de la verte saison,
Puis à plein poing en-jonche la maison
Des fleurs qu'avril enfante en sa jeunesse.

Despen du croc ma lyre chanteresse :
Je veux charmer, si je puis, la poison
Dont un bel œil enchanta ma raison
Par la vertu d'une oeillade maistresse.

Donne-moy l'encre et le papier aussi :
En cent papiers, tesmoins de mon soucy,
Je veux tracer la peine que j'endure;

En cent papiers plus durs que diamant,
Afin qu'un jour nostre race future
Juge du mal que je souffre en aimant.

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1 variant: "Fauche, garcon, d'une main pilleresse, / Le bel esmail"

Text Authorship:

  • by Pierre de Ronsard (1524 - 1585), "Page, suis moi" [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 Louis Théodore Gouvy (1819 - 1898), "Page, suis-moi", published 1876 [ voice and piano ], from 40 Poèmes de Ronsard, no. 24, Paris, Éd Simon Richault [sung text not yet checked]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ENG English (David Wyatt) , "Page, follow me", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: David Wyatt

This text was added to the website: 2012-07-25
Line count: 14
Word count: 98

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