Joanne, as I kissed you you told me

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by Pierre de Ronsard (1524 - 1585)

Translation © by David Wyatt

Jane en te baisant

(Sung text for setting by A. Utendal)

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Language: French (Français)

Our translations: ENG

Jane, en te baisant tu me dis
Que j'ay le chef à demy gris,
Et tousjours me baisant tu veux
De l'ongle oster mes blancs cheveux,
Comme s'un cheveu blanc ou noir
Pour baiser eut quelque pouvoir,
Mais, Jane, tu te trompes fort :
Un cheveu blanc est assez fort
Au seul baiser, pourveu que point
Tu ne vueilles de l'autre poinct.

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Alexander Utendal

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by Pierre de Ronsard (1524 - 1585), no title

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Joanne, as I kissed you you told me

(Sung text translation for setting by A. Utendal)

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Language: English after the French (Français)

Joanne, as I kissed you you told me
My hair was half-grey;
Still kissing me, you kept trying
To pull out my white hairs with your nails,
As if white or black hair
Has any effect on kissing.
But, Joanne, you are quite wrong:
White hair is strong enough
For kissing alone, provided that
You don’t want any of the other pricking.

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