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by Pierre de Ronsard (1524 - 1585)

Heureuse fut l’estoille fortunée
 (Sung text for setting by A. Bertrand)
 See original
Language: French (Français) 
Our translations:  ENG
Heureuse fut l'estoile fortunée,
Qui d'un bon œil ma maistresse aperceut :
Heureux le bers, et la main qui la sçeut
Emmaillotter, alors qu'elle fut née.
 
Heureuse fut la mammelle en-mannée
De qui le lait premier elle reçeut :
Et bien-heureux le ventre qui conceut
Si grand' beauté de si grands dons ornée !
 
Heureux les champs qui eurent cet honneur
De la voir naistre, et de qui le bon-heur
L'Inde et l'Egypte heureusement excelle !
 
Heureux le fruit dont grosse elle sera,
Mais plus heureux celuy qui la fera
Et femme et mere, en lieu d'une pucelle !

Composition:

    Set to music by Anthoine de Bertrand (1540? - 1581?), "Heureuse fut l’estoille fortunée", 1576, published 1578 [ vocal quartet a cappella ], from Les Amours de Pierre de Ronsard à 4 parties, Livre 1, no. 28

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) , 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: 14
Word count: 96

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