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by Pierre de Ronsard (1524 - 1585)

Quand ce beau printemps
 (Sung text for setting by P. Eben)
 See original
Language: French (Français) 
Our translations:  ENG
Quand ce beau Printemps je vois,
     J'aperçois
  Rajeunir la terre et l'onde
  Et me semble que le jour,
     Et l'Amour,
  Comme enfants naissent au monde.

Le jour qui plus beau se fait,
     Nous refait
  Plus belle et verte la terre,
  Et Amour armé de traits
     Et d'attraits,
  En nos coeurs nous fait la guerre.

 ... 

Je sens en ce mois si beau
     Le flambeau
  D'Amour qui m'échauffe l'âme,
  Y voyant de tous côtés
     Les beautés
  Qu'il emprunte de ma Dame.

 ... 

Hà ! maîtresse, mon souci,
     Viens ici,
  Viens contempler la verdure !
  Les fleurs de mon amitié
     Ont pitié,
  Et seule tu n'en as cure.

Composition:

    Set to music by Petr Eben (1929 - 2007), "Quand ce beau printemps", stanzas 1-2,7,19 [ voice and guitar ], from Písně k loutně, no. 3, confirmed with a CD booklet

Text Authorship:

  • by Pierre de Ronsard (1524 - 1585), "Chanson"

See other settings of this text.

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

  • ENG English (David Wyatt) , "When I see the fair Springtime", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Jeroen Scholten , Malcolm Wren [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 138
Word count: 575

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