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Quand ce beau Printemps je vois,
J'aperçois
Rajeunir la terre et l'onde
Il me semble que le jour,
Et l'Amour,
Naissent au monde.
...
Quand j'entends la douce voix
Par les bois
Du gai rossignol qui chante,
De toi je pense jouir
Et ouïr
Ta voix qui m'enchante.
...
Quand je sens parmi les prés
Diaprés
Les fleurs dont la terre est pleine,
Je fais croire à mes sens
Que je sens
Ta douce haleine.
...
Ah ! maîtresse, mon souci,
Viens ici,
Viens contempler la verdure !
Les fleurs de mon amitié
Ont pitié,
Mais toi, tu n'en as cure.
...
...
Aime-moi, ma Déesse!
Ne laissons passer en vain
Les ans de notre jeunesse, aime-moi !
Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1, 10, 15, 19, 23 (lines 3-4,6) of the original text.
Composition:
- Set to music by Louis Théodore Gouvy (1819 - 1898), "Chanson", op. 42 (Six Poésies de Ronsard) no. 6, published 1876, stanzas 1, 10, 15, 19, 23 (lines 3-4,6) [ voice and piano ], from 40 Poèmes de Ronsard, no. 15, Paris, Éd Simon Richault
Text Authorship:
- by Pierre de Ronsard (1524 - 1585), "Chanson"
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (David Wyatt) , "When I see the fair Springtime", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 138
Word count: 575
When I see the fair Springtime I recognise Earth and sea renewing their youth And it seems to me that Day And Love Like children are born into the world. ... When I hear the soft voice Of the happy nightingale Singing in the woods, I imagine enjoying her And hearing Her soft voice which enchants me. ... When I spy the meadows Dotted With the flowers which fill the earth, Ah then I make my senses believe That I feel The softness of her breath. ... Ah, my mistress, my desire, Come here Come and consider the greensward! The flowers take pity On my love And only you care not. ... ... Kiss me again, my goddess! Don't let them go by empty These years of our youth!
Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1, 10, 15, 19, 23 (lines 3-4,6) of the original text.
Text Authorship:
- Translation from French (Français) to English copyright © 2012 by David Wyatt, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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- a text in French (Français) by Pierre de Ronsard (1524 - 1585), "Chanson"
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Line count: 138
Word count: 598