Ma petite colombelle
Language: French (Français) after the French (Français)
Ma petite colombelle,
Ma petite toute belle,
Mon petit œil, baisez-moi
D'un baiser qui longtemps dure
Poussés hors la peine dure
De mon amoureux esmoy.
Quand je vous dirai: Mignonne,
Sus, venez que l'on me donne
Neuf baisers tout simplement
Telz que Diane guerriere
Les donne à Phébus son frère,
Et l'Aurore à son vieillard;
Puis reculez vostre bouche
Et bien loing, toute farouche,
Fuyez d'un pied fretillard.
Comme un taureau par la prée
Court après son amourée,
Ainsi tout plein de courroux
Je courray fol apres vous.
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- Also set in French (Français), [adaptation] ; composed by Jacques Leguerney.
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My little turtledove
Language: English after the French (Français)
My little turtledove,
My beautiful little one,
Apple of my eye, kiss me
With a kiss that lasts long,
Thrust aside the harsh pain
Of my lover's agitation.
When I say to you, "Darling",
Up, come, to give me
Nine kisses quite simply,
Such as those which warlike Diana
Gives to her brother Phoebus [Apollo],
And as Dawn gives to her ancient husband1;
Then draw back your lips
And far away, like a shy wild creature,
Flee with nervous feet.
As a bull in the meadow
Runs after his beloved,
So will I, full of passion,
Run madly after you.
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This text was added to the website: 2015-04-23
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Word count: 100