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by Pierre de Ronsard (1524 - 1585)

Je voudroy bien richement jaunissant
 (Sung text for setting by G. Boni)
 See original
Language: French (Français) 
Our translations:  ENG
Je voudroy bien richement jaunissant
En pluye d’or goute à goute descendre
Dans le giron de ma belle Cassandre,
Lors qu'en ses yeux le somne va glissant.

Je voudroy bien en toreau blanchissant
Me transformer pour finement la prendre,
Quand elle va par l'herbe la plus tendre
Seule, à l'ecart, mille fleurs ravissant.

Je voudroy bien pour alleger ma peine,
Estre un Narcisse et elle une fontaine,
Pour m'y plonger une nuict à sejour :

Et voudroy bien que ceste nuict encore
Fust eternelle, et que jamais l'Aurore
D'un front nouveau nous rallumast le jour.

Composition:

    Set to music by Guillaume Boni (c1530 - c1594), "Je voudroy bien richement jaunissant", published 1608 [ vocal quartet ], from Sonnets de Pierre de Ronsard mis en musique à 4 parties, I, no. 5, Paris, Pierre Ballard

Text Authorship:

  • by Pierre de Ronsard (1524 - 1585), no title

See other settings of this text.

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

  • ENG English (David Wyatt) , "I wish that, in the rich yellow", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: David Wyatt

This text was added to the website: 2015-02-26
Line count: 14
Word count: 97

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