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by Pierre de Ronsard (1524 - 1585)

Estre indigent et donner tout le sien
 (Sung text for setting by G. Boni)
 See original
Language: French (Français) 
Our translations:  ENG
Estre indigent et donner tout le sien,
Se feindre un ris, avoir le cœur en pleinte,
Haïr le vray, aimer la chose feinte,
Posseder tout et ne jouir de rien :
 
Estre délivré et trainer son lien,
Estre vaillant et couarder de crainte,
Vouloir mourir et vivre par contrainte,
De cent travaux ne recevoir un bien:
 
Avoir tousjours pour un servil hommage
La honte au front, en la main le dommage :
A ses pensers d’un courage hautain
 
Ourdir sans cesse une nouvelle trame,
Sont les effets qui logent en mon ame
L’espoir douteux et le tourment certain.

Composition:

    Set to music by Guillaume Boni (c1530 - c1594), "Estre indigent et donner tout le sien", published 1607 [ vocal quartet ], from Sonnets de Pierre de Ronsard mis en musique à 4 parties, II, no. 4, 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) , "To be poor yet give everything you own", 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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