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by Pierre de Ronsard (1524 - 1585)

Las ! je n'eusse jamais pensé
 (Sung text for setting by J. Castro)
 See original
Language: French (Français) 
Our translations:  ENG
Las ! je n'eusse jamais pensé,
Dame qui causes ma langueur,
De voir ainsi recompensé
Mon service d'une rigueur,
Et qu'en lieu de me secourir
Ta cruauté m'eust fait mourir.

Si, bien accort, j'eusse apperceu,
Quand je te vy premierement
Le mal que j'ay depuis recue
Pour aimer trop loyalement,
Mon cœur, qui franc avoit vescu,
N'eust pas esté si tost vaincu.

 ... 

Composition:

    Set to music by Jean de Castro (c1540 - c1600), "Las ! je n'eusse jamais pensé", stanzas 1-2

Text Authorship:

  • by Pierre de Ronsard (1524 - 1585), "Las ! je n'eusse jamais pensé"

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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ENG English (David Wyatt) , "Alas, I would never have thought", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: David Wyatt

This text was added to the website: 2012-07-25
Line count: 72
Word count: 407

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