O my fair mistress | O my fair mistress, whatever you do take

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by Pierre de Ronsard (1524 - 1585)

Translation © by David Wyatt

Ô ma belle maistresse

(Sung text for setting by N. Millot)

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Language: French (Français)

Our translations: ENG

Ô ma belle maistresse ! à tous les moins prenez
De moy notre servant ce Rossignol en cage,
Il est mon prissonnier, et je suis en servage
Sous vous, qui sans mercy en prison me tenez :

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Note: the text above is taken from stanza 1 of the original text.

Composition:

Nicolas Millot

Text Authorship:

by Pierre de Ronsard (1524 - 1585), no title, appears in Pièces retranchées, no. 29

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ENG English (David Wyatt) , "O my fair mistress", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: David Wyatt

This text was added to the website: 2012-07-26
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Word count: 122

O my fair mistress

(Sung text translation for setting by N. Millot)

See original

Language: English after the French (Français)

O my fair mistress, whatever you do take
From me my servant this nightingale in a cage;
He is my prisoner, and I am in service
Under you who, without mercy, keep me in prison.

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Note: the text above is taken from stanza 1 of the original text.

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Translation from French (Français) to English copyright © 2012 by David Wyatt, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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a text in French (Français) by Pierre de Ronsard (1524 - 1585), no title, appears in Pièces retranchées, no. 29
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This text was added to the website: 2012-07-26
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Word count: 125