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by Pierre Corneille (1606 - 1684)

Marquise
 (Sung text for setting by G. Brassens)
 See original
Language: French (Français) 
Our translations:  ENG
Marquise, si mon visage 
A quelques traits un peu vieux,
Souvenez-vous qu'à mon âge
Vous ne vaudrez guère mieux.
Le temps aux plus belles choses
Se plaît à faire un affront,
Et saura faner vos roses
Comme il a ridé mon front.
Le même cours des planètes
Règle nos jours et nos nuits,
On m'a vu ce que vous êtes ;
Vous serez ce que je suis.
Peut-être que je serai vieille,
Répond Marquise, cependant
J'ai vingt-six ans, mon vieux Corneille,
Et je t'emmerde en attendant.
 ... 

Composition:

    Set to music by Georges Brassens (1921 - 1981), "Marquise", 1962, lines 1-12 [ voice and guitar ]

Text Authorship:

  • by Pierre Corneille (1606 - 1684), "Stances à la Marquise", written 1658, appears in Recueil de Sercy

See other settings of this text.

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

  • ENG English [singable] (Peter Low) , copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Peter Low [Guest Editor] , Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2023-05-29
Line count: 32
Word count: 163

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