Would to God I'd never nibbled | Would to God I'd never nibbled

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by Pierre de Ronsard (1524 - 1585)

Translation © by David Wyatt

Plût‑il à Dieu n'avoir jamais tâté

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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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Note: the text above is taken from lines 1-4 of the original text.

Composition:

François Regnard

Text Authorship:

by Pierre de Ronsard (1524 - 1585), appears in Les Amours (1553), no. 1, first published 1553

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

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Word count: 96

Would to God I'd never nibbled

(Sung text translation for setting by F. Regnard)

See original

Language: English after the French (Français)

Would to God I'd never nibbled
So madly my lady's nipple!
Without it truly the other still greater desire
Would never, alas, would never have tempted me.
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Note: the text above is taken from lines 1-4 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), appears in Les Amours (1553), no. 1, first published 1553
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