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by Pierre de Ronsard (1524 - 1585)

Pren ceste rose aymable comme toy
 (Sung text for setting by J. de Maletty)
 See original
Language: French (Français) 
Our translations:  CHI ENG
Prends cette rose aimable comme toi,
Qui sers de rose aux roses les plus belles,
Qui sers de fleur aux fleurs les plus nouvelles,
Qui sers de Muse aux Muses et à moy.

Prends cette rose, et ensemble reçoi
Dedans ton sein mon cœur qui n'a point d'ailes : 
Il vit blessé de cent plaies cruelles
Opiniastr’ à garder trop de foy.

La rose et moi différons d'une chose :
Un soleil voit naître et mourir la rose ;
Mille soleils ont vu naître m'amour,

Qui me consomme et jamais nere pose.
Que plût à Dieu que telle amour esclose,
Comme une fleur, ne m'eût duré qu'un jour.

Composition:

    Set to music by Jean de Maletty (flourished 16th century), "Pren ceste rose aymable comme toy"

Text Authorship:

  • by Pierre de Ronsard (1524 - 1585), no title, appears in L'amour de Cassandre

See other settings of this text.

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

  • CHI Chinese (中文) [singable] (Dr Huaixing Wang) , copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (David Wyatt) , "Take this rose", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , David Wyatt

This text was added to the website: 2011-06-02
Line count: 14
Word count: 113

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