by Pierre de Ronsard (1524 - 1585)
Jane, en te baisant tu me dis
Language: French (Français)
Available translation(s): ENG
Jane, en te baisant tu me dis Que j'ay le chef à demy gris, Et tousjours me baisant tu veux De l'ongle oster mes blancs cheveux, Comme s'un cheveu blanc ou noir [Sur le baiser avoit pouvoir.]1 Mais, Jane, tu te trompes fort : Un cheveu blanc est assez fort Au seul baiser, pourveu que point Tu ne vueilles de l'autre poinct.
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View original text (without footnotes)1 Utendal: "Pour baiser eut quelque pouvoir,"
Authorship
- by Pierre de Ronsard (1524 - 1585), no title [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)
- by Alexander Utendal (1543?5 - 1581), "Jane en te baisant" [text verified 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (David Wyatt) , title unknown, copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: David Wyatt
This text was added to the website: 2015-08-07
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Word count: 62