by Pierre de Ronsard (1524 - 1585)
Ma douce jouvence est passée See original
Language: French (Français)
Our translations: ENG
Ma douce jouvence est passée,
Ma première force est cassée;
J'ai la dent noire et le chef blanc;
Mes nerfs sont dissous, et mes veines,
Tant j'ai le corps froid ne sont pleines
Que d'une eau rousse au lieu de sang.
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Composition:
- Set to music by Jacques Leguerney (1906 - 1997), "Ma douce jouvence est passée", 1942, published 1950, stanzas 1,3 [ voice and piano ], from Poèmes de la Pléiade, Vol. II, no. 4, Éditions Salabert
Text Authorship:
- by Pierre de Ronsard (1524 - 1585), no title, appears in Les Odes, no. 11
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (David Wyatt) , "My sweet youth has gone", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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