by
Pierre de Ronsard (1524 - 1585)
Jane, en te baisant tu me dis
Language: French (Français)
Jane, en te baisant tu me dis
Que j'ay le chef à demy gris,
Et tousjours me baisant tu veux
De l'ongle oster mes blancs cheveux,
Comme s'un cheveu blanc ou noir
Sur le baiser avoit pouvoir.
Mais, Jane, tu te trompes fort :
Un cheveu blanc est assez fort
Au seul baiser, pourveu que point
Tu ne vueilles de l'autre poinct.
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Joanne, as I kissed you you told me
Language: English after the French (Français)
Joanne, as I kissed you you told me
My hair was half-grey;
Still kissing me, you kept trying
To pull out my white hairs with your nails,
As if white or black hair
Has effect on a kiss.
But, Joanne, you are quite wrong:
White hair is strong enough
For kissing alone, provided that
You don’t want any of the other pricking.
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