by Pierre de Ronsard (1524 - 1585)

Language: French (Français) 
Our translations:  ENG ENG
O Pucelle plus tendre
Qu'un beau bouton vermeil,
Que le rosier engendre
Au lever du soleil,
Et si faict au matin
Tout l'honneur du jardin.

Serrés mon col maistresse,
De vos deus bras pliés,
D'un neud qui fort me presse
Doucement me liés,
Un baiser mutuel
Nous soit perpetuel.

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Composition:

    Set to music by Jean de Castro (c1540 - c1600), "O Pucelle plus tendre", stanzas 1-2

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

  • ENG English (Faith J. Cormier) , "Oh maiden, more tender", copyright © 2000, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (David Wyatt) , "O maid more tender", copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 36
Word count: 147