by Pierre de Ronsard (1524 - 1585)

Plût‑il à Dieu n'avoir jamais tâté
 (Sung text for setting by F. Regnard)
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Language: French (Français) 
Our translations:  ENG
Plût-il à Dieu n'avoir jamais tâté
Si follement le tétin de m'amie !
Sans lui vraiment l'autre plus grande envie,
Hélas ! ne m'eût, ne m'eût jamais tenté.
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Composition:

    Set to music by François Regnard (c1530 - c1600), "Plût-il à Dieu n'avoir jamais tâté", lines 1-4

Text Authorship:

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

  • ENG English (David Wyatt) , "Would to God I'd never nibbled", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 14
Word count: 96