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by Pierre de Ronsard (1524 - 1585)

Las ! pleut à Dieu
 (Sung text for setting by G. Boni)
 See original
Language: French (Français) 
Our translations:  ENG
Las ! Pleust à Dieu n'avoir jamais tasté
Si follement le tetin de m'amie!
Sans ce malheur, l'autre plus grande envie
Jamais, helas! ne m'eust le coeur tenté

Comme un poisson, pour s'estre trop hasté
Par un appast, suit la fin de sa vie,
Ainsi je vais où la mort me convie,
D'un beau tetin doucement apasté.

Qui eust pensé que le cruel destin
Eust enfermé sous un si beau tetin
Un si grand feu, pour m'en faire la proye?

Avisez donc quel seroit le coucher
Entre ses bras, puis qu'un simple toucher
De mille morts sans joüir me foudroye!

Composition:

    Set to music by Guillaume Boni (c1530 - c1594), "Las ! pleut à Dieu", published 1608 [ vocal quartet ], from Sonnets de Pierre de Ronsard mis en musique à 4 parties, I, no. 7, Paris, Pierre Ballard

Text Authorship:

  • by Pierre de Ronsard (1524 - 1585)

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

  • ENG English (David Wyatt) , "Alas, would to God I'd never nibbled", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: David Wyatt

This text was added to the website: 2012-06-23
Line count: 14
Word count: 102

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