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by Pierre de Ronsard (1524 - 1585)

O Pucelle plus tendre
 (Sung text for setting by J. Chardavoine)
 See base text
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.

Ne le tems, ne l’envie
D’autre amour desirer
Ne pourra point ma vie
De voz levres tirer :
Ains serrez demourrons,
Et baisant nous mourrons.

Amour par les fleurettes
Du printems eternel,
Voirra noz amourettes
Sous le boys maternel,
Là nous sçaurons combien
Les amans ont de bien.

Parmy la grand’ espace
De ce berger heureux
Nous aurons tous deux place
Entre les amoureux
Et comme eux, sans soucy,
Nous aymerons aussi.

Nulle Nymphe ancienne
Ne se despitera,
Quand de la place sienne
Pour nous deux s’ ostera
Non celles dont les yeux
Prindrent le cœur des dieux.

Composition:

    Set to music by Jean Chardavoine (c1537 - c1580), "O Pucelle plus tendre"

Text Authorship:

  • by Pierre de Ronsard (1524 - 1585)

See other settings of this text.

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

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