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by Pierre de Ronsard (1524 - 1585)

Demandes‑tu, douce ennemie
 (Sung text for setting by N. La Grotte)
 Matches base text
Language: French (Français) 
Our translations:  ENG
Demandes-tu, douce ennemie,
Quelle est pour toy ma pauvre vie ?
Helas certainement elle est
Telle qu’ordonner te la plaist.
 
Pauvre, chetive, et langoureuse,
Dolente, triste, malheureuse,
Et tout le plus fascheux esmoy
D’amour fascheux loge chez moy.
 
Apres demandes-tu, ma mie,
Quels compagnie a ma vie ?
Certes accompagnée elle est
De tels compaignons qu’il te plaist.
 
Ennuy, travail, peine, tristesse,
Larmes, souspirs, sanglots, destresse,
Et tout le plus fascheux soucy
D’amour fascheux y loge aussy.

Voyla comment par toy, Marie,
Je traine ma chetive vie,
Heureux du mal que je reçoy
Pour t’aimer cent fois plus que moy.

Composition:

    Set to music by Nicholas La Grotte , "Demandes-tu, douce ennemie"

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) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: David Wyatt

This text was added to the website: 2014-10-27
Line count: 20
Word count: 104

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