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by Pierre de Ronsard (1524 - 1585)

Voulant, ô ma douce moitié
 (Sung text for setting by G. Strong)
 See original
Language: French (Français) 
Our translations:  ENG
Voulant, ô ma douce moitié,
T'assurer que mon amitié
Ne se verra jamais faillie,
Je te fis pour l’assurer mieux
Un serment juré par mes yeux
Et par mon cœur et par ma vie.

Tu jures ce qui n'est à toi ;
Ton cœur et tes yeux sont à moi
D'une promesse irrévocable,
Ce médis-tu. Las ! pour les moins
Reçoit mes larmes pour témoins
Que ma parole est véritable !

Alors, Belle, tu me baisas,
Et doucement désattisas
Le feu qui brûle mon courage,
Puis tu fis signe de ton œil,
Que tu recevais bien mon deuil
Et mes larmes pour témoignage.

Composition:

    Set to music by George Templeton Strong (1856 - 1948), "Voulant, ô ma douce moitié", copyright © 1929 [ four-part men's chorus a cappella ], Genève, Édition Henn

Text Authorship:

  • by Pierre de Ronsard (1524 - 1585), "Chanson"

See other settings of this text.

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

  • ENG English (David Wyatt) , copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Laura Prichard [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2018-12-06
Line count: 18
Word count: 102

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