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by Pierre de Ronsard (1524 - 1585)

Translation © by Faith J. Cormier, David Wyatt

Ah je meurs, ah baise moy

(Sung text for setting by J. Castro)

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Language: French (Français)

Our translations: ENG ENG

 ... 

Ah, je meurs ! Ah, baise-moi !
Ah, maîtresse, approche-toi !
Tu fuis comme un fan qui tremble.
Au moins souffre que ma main
S'ébatte un peu dedans ton sein,
Ou plus bas, si bon te semble.

Note: the text above is taken from stanza 8 of the original text.

Composition:

Jean de Castro

Text Authorship:

by Pierre de Ronsard (1524 - 1585), from Les meslanges

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ENG English (Faith J. Cormier) , "I'm dying, so kiss me", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Faith J. Cormier) (David Wyatt) , "When we are in the temple", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Word count: 225

When we are in the temple

(Sung text translation for setting by J. Castro)

See original

Language: English after the French (Français)

 ... 

I'm dying, so kiss me.
Oh Mistress, come near me.
Like a quaking fawn you flee.
At least allow my hand to rest,
All a-tremble, on your breast,
Or farther down still, if may be.

Note: the text above is taken from stanza 8 of the original text.

Notes
Translation of stanza 8 is by Faith Cormier (2000) ; the rest is by David Wyatt (2012).

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This text was added to the website: 2012-07-26
Line count: 48
Word count: 275