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by Pierre de Ronsard (1524 - 1585)

Le poète à son livre
 (Sung text for setting by L. Gouvy)
 See original
Language: French (Français) 
Our translations:  ENG
Cesse tes pleurs, mon livre : il n’est pas ordonné
Du destin, que moy vif tu sois riche de gloire :
Avant que l’homme passe outre la rive noire,
L’honneur de son travail ne luy est point donné.

 ... 

Pren, mon livre, pren cœur : la vertu precieuse
« De l’homme, quand il vit, est toujours odieuse :
« Apres qu’il est absent, chacun le pense un Dieu.

« La rancueur nuit tousjours à ceux qui sont en vie :
« Sur les vertus d’un mort elle n’a plus de lieu,
« Et la posterité rend l'homme sans envie.

Composition:

    Set to music by Louis Théodore Gouvy (1819 - 1898), "Le poète à son livre", op. 44 (Huit Poésies de Ronsard) no. 8, published 1876, stanzas 1,3-4 [ voice and piano ], from 40 Poèmes de Ronsard, no. 23, Paris, Éd Simon Richault

Text Authorship:

  • by Pierre de Ronsard (1524 - 1585), no title

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

  • ENG English (David Wyatt) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: David Wyatt , Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website: 2020-06-12
Line count: 14
Word count: 127

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