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by Clément Marot (1496 - 1544)

Plus ne suis ce que j'ai été
 (Sung text for setting by C. Pierné)
 See original
Language: French (Français) 
Our translations:  ENG
Plus ne suis ce que j'ai été
Et plus ne saurai jamais l'être.
Mon beau printemps et mon été
Ont fait le saut par la fenêtre.

Amour tu as été mon maître
Je t'ai servi sur tous les dieux.
Ah si je pouvais deux fois naître
Comme je te servirais mieux.

Composition:

    Set to music by Charles Pierné , "Plus ne suis ce que j'ai été" [ voice and piano ]

Text Authorship:

  • by Clément Marot (1496 - 1544), "Huitain", appears in Les Épigrammes, in 3. Livre III, no. 53

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

  • ENG English (Peter Low) , copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2017-02-07
Line count: 8
Word count: 51

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