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by Pierre de Ronsard (1524 - 1585)

Son chef est d'or, son front est un tableau
 (Sung text for setting by G. Boni)
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Language: French (Français) 
Our translations:  ENG
Son chef est d'or, son front est un tableau,
Où je voy peint le gain de mon dommage, 
Belle est sa main qui me fait devant l'aage 
Changer de teint, de cheveux et de peau. 

Belle est sa bouche et son soleil jumeau, 
De neige et feu s'embellit son visage, 
Pour qui Jupin reprendroit le plumage 
Ore d'un Cygne, or' le poil d'un Toreau. 

Doux est son ris, qui la Meduse mesme 
Endurciroit en quelque roche blesme, 
Vengeant d'un coup cent mille cruautez. 

Mais tout ainsi que le soleil efface 
Les moindres feux, ainsi ma foy surpasse 
Le plus parfait de toutes ses beautez. 

Composition:

    Set to music by Guillaume Boni (c1530 - c1594), "Son chef est d'or, son front est un tableau", published 1608 [ vocal quartet ], from Sonnets de Pierre de Ronsard mis en musique à 4 parties, I, no. 24, Paris, Pierre Ballard

Text Authorship:

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

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

  • ENG English (David Wyatt) , "Her hair is golden, her brow a picture", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: David Wyatt

This text was added to the website: 2015-03-04
Line count: 14
Word count: 104

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