by Pierre de Ronsard (1524 - 1585)
De peu de bien on vit honestement
Language: French (Français)
Our translations: ENG
De peu de bien on vit honestement, L'homme qui peut trouver contentement, N'entreront point son sommeil par la creinte Des blés manteurs, ne par la vign' attente.
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Text Authorship:
- by Pierre de Ronsard (1524 - 1585), from strophe 7 of the ode [author's text not yet checked 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), "De peu de bien on vit honestement" [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Pierre Cléreau (c1515 - 1569), "De peu de bien on vit honestement" [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Faith J. Cormier) , "With a little we live honestly", copyright © 2001, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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