by Pierre de Ronsard (1524 - 1585)
Je te hay bien (croy moy) maitresse
Language: French (Français)
Our translations: ENG
Je te hay bien (croy moy) maitresse, Je te hay bien, je le confesse. Mais toy que je debvrois plus fort Hayr mille fois que la mort, Il faut que maugré moy je t'ayme Dix mille fois plus que moymeisme: Car plus ta fiere cruauté M'espouvante, plus ta beauté (Pour mourir et vivr' avec elle) À ton service me r'appelle.
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- by Pierre de Ronsard (1524 - 1585) [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 Jean de Castro (c1540 - c1600), "Je te hay bien (croy moy) maitresse" [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Denise Isabelle Roger (1924 - 2005), "Chanson", 1963, copyright © 1980, first performed 1965 [ medium voice and flute ], from Cinq Mélodies sur des poèmes de Ronsard, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Faith J. Cormier) , "I hate thee (believe me), Mistress", copyright © 2000, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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