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by Pierre de Ronsard (1524 - 1585)

Quand ma maitresse au monde print naissance
 (Sung text for setting by P. Monte)
 See original
Language: French (Français) 
Our translations:  ENG
Quand ma maitresse au monde print naissance, 
Honneur, Vertu, Grace, Savoir, Beauté 
Eurent debat avec la Chasteté 
Qui plus auroit sus elle de puissance. 

L'une vouloit en avoir joüyssance, 
L'autre vouloit l'avoir de son costé, 
Et le debat immortel eust esté 
Sans Jupiter, qui fist fair silence. 

Filles, dit-il, ce n'est pas la raison 
Qu'une pour elle ait toute la maison 
Pour-ce je veus qu'apointement on face: 

L'accord fut fait: et plus soudainement 
Qu'il ne l'eut dit, toutes également 
En son beau cors pour jamais prindrent place.

Composition:

    Set to music by Philippe de Monte (1521 - 1603), "Quand ma maitresse au monde print naissance"

Text Authorship:

  • by Pierre de Ronsard (1524 - 1585), no title, appears in Continuation des Amours, no. 34, first published 1555

See other settings of this text.

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

  • ENG English (David Wyatt) , "When my mistress was born into the world", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: David Wyatt

This text was added to the website: 2010-10-28
Line count: 14
Word count: 91

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