sometimes misattributed to Pierre de Ronsard (1524 - 1585) and by Jacques Grévin (flourished c1560)
O doux plaisir Matches original text
Language: French (Français)
Our translations: ENG
O doux plaisir, ô mon plaisant dommage! O beau soleil, lumiere de mes yeux! O mon printans, et doux et gratieux, Qui me detient en un si doux servage! O douce fiere, appaisez le courage Trop fier, helas! mais bien peu vous en chaut: Et, si j’ay mis l’espoir en lieu trop haut, Pensez qu’Amour est un soldat peu sage, Qui desarmé se jette en un assaut.
Composition:
- Set to music by Anthoine de Bertrand (1540? - 1581?), "O doux plaisir", published 1578, first performed 1576 [ vocal quartet a cappella ], from 25 Chansons à 4 parties, Livre 3, no. 23
Text Authorship:
- sometimes misattributed to Pierre de Ronsard (1524 - 1585)
- by Jacques Grévin (flourished c1560), no title, appears in Olympe, no. 3, first published 1560
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (David Wyatt) , copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: David Wyatt
This text was added to the website: 2019-10-30
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Word count: 68