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by Pierre de Ronsard (1524 - 1585)

L'homme est vrayment ou de plomb ou de bois
 (Sung text for setting by G. Boni)
 See original
Language: French (Français) 
Our translations:  ENG
L'homme est vraiment ou de plomb ou de bois, 
S'il ne tressaut de crainte et de merveille, 
Quand face à face il void ma non-pareille, 
Ou quand il oyt les accords de sa voix ; 

Ou quand, pensive, aux jours des plus beaux mois,
La voit à part (comme un qui se conseille)
Tracer les prés, et d'une main vermeille 
Trier à part les fleurettes de choix; 

Ou quand, l'esté, lorsque le chaud s'avale, 
Au soir, à l'huys il la void qu'elle egale 
La soye à l'or d'un pouce ingenieux; 

Puis de ses doits, qui les roses effacent, 
Toucher son luth, et d'un tour de ses yeux 
Piller les cœurs de mille hommes qui passent. 

Composition:

    Set to music by Guillaume Boni (c1530 - c1594), "L'homme est vrayment ou de plomb ou de bois", published 1607 [ vocal quartet ], from Sonnets de Pierre de Ronsard mis en musique à 4 parties, II, no. 23, 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) , "A man is truly made of lead or wood", 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: 115

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