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by Pierre de Ronsard (1524 - 1585)

[No title]
 (Sung text for setting by F. Martin)
 Matches original text
Language: French (Français) 
Our translations:  ENG
Nature ornant la dame qui devoyt
De sa douceur forcer les plus rebelles,
Luy fit present des beautez les plus belles,
Que des mille ans en espargne elle avoyt

Tout ce qu'Amour avarement couvoyt,
De beau, de chaste, et d'honneur soubz ses ailles,
Emmiella les graces immortelles
De son bel oeil qui les dieux emouvoyt.

Du ciel à peine elle estoyt descendue,
Quand je la vi, quand mon ame ésperdue
En devint folle: et d'un si poignant trait,

Le fier destin l'engrava dans mon ame,
Que vif ne mort, jamais d'une aultre dame
Empraint au cuoeur je n'auray le portraict.

Composition:

    Set to music by Frank Martin (1890 - 1974), no title, 1921 [ mezzo-soprano, flute, viola, and cello ], from Quatre sonnets à Cassandre, no. 2, uses the modernized version

Text Authorship:

  • by Pierre de Ronsard (1524 - 1585)

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

  • ENG English (Peter Low) , "Nature, when adorning that lady", copyright © 2000, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2010-10-28
Line count: 14
Word count: 100

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