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by Pierre de Ronsard (1524 - 1585)

Franc de raison
 (Sung text for setting by G. Boni)
 See original
Language: French (Français) 
Our translations:  ENG
Franc de raison, esclave de fureur,
Je vay chassant une fere sauvage,
Or' sur un mont, or' le long d'un rivage,
Or' dans le bois de jeunesse et d'erreur.

J'ay pour ma laisse un long trait de malheur,
J'ay pour limier un violent courage,
J'ay pour mes chiens l'ardeur et le jeune âge,
Chagrin, despit, repentance et douleur..

Mais eux, voyant que plus elle  ...  chassée,
Loin,  ...  devant plus s'enfuit elancée,
Tournant sur moi leur rigoureux effort,

Comme mastins affamés de repaistre,
A longs morceaux se paissent de leur maistre,
Et sans mercy me traînent à la mort.
Early version.

Composition:

    Set to music by Guillaume Boni (c1530 - c1594), "Franc de raison", published 1608 [ vocal quartet ], from Sonnets de Pierre de Ronsard mis en musique à 4 parties, I, no. 34, Paris, Pierre Ballard

Text Authorship:

  • by Pierre de Ronsard (1524 - 1585), "Franc de raison, esclave de fureur"

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

  • ENG English (David Wyatt) , "Clear of reason, a slave of madness", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: David Wyatt

This text was added to the website: 2014-08-02
Line count: 14
Word count: 107

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