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by Pierre de Ronsard (1524 - 1585)

Bien qu’à grand tort il te plaist d’allumer
 (Sung text for setting by P. Certon)
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Language: French (Français) 
Our translations:  ENG
Bien qu’à grand tort il te plaist d’allumer
Dedans mon coeur, siège à ta seigneurie,
Non d’une amour, ainçois d’une Furie
Le feu cruel pour mes os consumer,
 
L’aspre tourment ne m’est point si amer,
Qu’il ne me plaise, et si n’ay pas envie
De me douloir,  car je n’aime ma vie,
Sinon d’autant qu’il te plaist de l’aimer.
 
Mais si les cieux m’ont faict naistre, Madame,
Pour estre tien, ne gesne plus mon ame,
Mais prends en gré ma firme loyauté.
 
Vaut-il pas mieux en tirer du service,
Que par l’horreur d’un cruel sacrifice
L’occire aux pieds de ta fière beauté ?

Composition:

    Set to music by Pierre Certon (c1510 - 1572), "Bien qu’à grand tort il te plaist d’allumer"

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 © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: David Wyatt

This text was added to the website: 2014-10-25
Line count: 14
Word count: 102

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