by
Pierre de Ronsard (1524 - 1585)
Ni nuit ne jour, je ne fais que songer
Language: French (Français)
Ni nuit ne jour, je ne fais que songer,
Limer mon coeur, le mordre et le ronger,
Priant amour qu'il me tranche la vie,
Mais lui qui rit du tourment qui me point,
Plus je l'appelle et plus je le convie,
Plus fait le sourd et ne me répond point.
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- ENG English (David Wyatt) , "Night or day", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Night or day
Language: English after the French (Français)
Night or day, I just dream,
Scrape away at my heart, gnaw on it, tear at it,
Praying to Love to cut off my life.
But he who laughs at the torment which hurts me,
The more I call on him, the more I urge him
The more he plays deaf and does not respond at all.
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