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by Pierre de Ronsard (1524 - 1585)

J'espere et crain, je me tais et supplye
 (Sung text for setting by J. de Maletty)
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Language: French (Français) 
Our translations:  ENG
J'espere et crain, je me tais et supplye.
Or’ je suis glace et ores un feu chaut.
J'admire tout et de rien ne me chaut.
Je me delace et soudain me relie.

Rien ne me plaist, sinon ce qui m'ennuie :
Je suis vaillant et le coeur me defaut.
J'ay l'espoir bas, j'ay le courage haut,
Je doute Amour, et si je le deffie.

Plus je me pique, et plus je suis retif.
J'ayme estre libre et veux estre captif.
Cent fois je meurs, cent fois je pren naissance.

Un Promethée en passions je suis.
Et pour aymer perdant toute puissance
Crier mercy seulement je ne puis. 

Composition:

    Set to music by Jean de Maletty (flourished 16th century), "J'espere et crain, je me tais et supplye"

Text Authorship:

  • by Pierre de Ronsard (1524 - 1585)

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

  • ENG English (David Wyatt) , "I hope and fear", 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: 110

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