My sweet youth has gone | My sweet youth has gone

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by Pierre de Ronsard (1524 - 1585)

Translation © by David Wyatt

Ma douce jouvence est passée

(Sung text for setting by J. Leguerney)

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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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Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1,3 of the original text.

Composition:

Jacques Leguerney

Poèmes de la Pléiade, Vol. II

Text Authorship:

by Pierre de Ronsard (1524 - 1585), no title, appears in Les Odes, no. 11

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ENG English (David Wyatt) , "My sweet youth has gone", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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My sweet youth has gone

(Sung text translation for setting by J. Leguerney)

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Language: English after the French (Français)

My sweet youth has gone
My early strength is shattered
I have black teeth and a white head
My nerves are unstrung, and my veins
So cold is my body, seem to be filled
With nothing but red water instead of blood. 

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Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1,3 of the original text.

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a text in French (Français) by Pierre de Ronsard (1524 - 1585), no title, appears in Les Odes, no. 11
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