by
Pierre de Ronsard (1524 - 1585)
Comment au départir, adieu pourrais‑je...
Language: French (Français)
Comment au départir, adieu pourrais-je dire
Duquel le souvenir tant seulement me pâme,
Adieu ma chère vie, adieu ma seconde âme,
Adieu mon cher souci, par qui seul je soupire:
Adieu le bel objet, adieu mon doux martyre,
Adieu bel oeil divin qui m'en glace et m'enflamme,
Adieu ma douce glace, adieu ma douce flamme,
Adieu par qui je vis et par qui je respire.
Adieu, belle humble bonnête et gentille maîtresse,
Adieu les doux liens où vous m'avez tenu
Maintenant en travail, maintenant en liesse:
Il est temps de partir, le jour en est venu:
Mais avant que partir je vous supplie en lieu
De moi prendre mon coeur, tenez, je vous le laisse,
Voile-la, baisez-moi maîtresse, et puis adieu.
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How on parting
Language: English after the French (Français)
How on parting will I be able to say farewell
Thinking of which alone makes me faint,
Farewell my dear life, farewell my second soul,
Farewell my dear one for whom alone I yearn;
Farewell lovely one, farewell my sweet suffering,
Farewell lovely divine eye which both freezes and burns me,
Farewell my sweet ice, farewell my sweet flame,
Farewell the one in whom I live and for whom I breathe,
Farewell fair and humble good girl and my gentle mistress
Farewell the sweet bonds in which you have held me
Now in pain, now in delight.
It is time to part, the hour has come,
But before parting I beg you in place
Of me to take my heart, keep it, I leave it for you,
Wrap it up, kiss me mistress, and then farewell.
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