by
Pierre de Ronsard (1524 - 1585)
Jane, en te baisant tu me dis
Language: French (Français)
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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1 Utendal: "Pour baiser eut quelque pouvoir,"
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Joanne, as I kissed you you told me
Language: English after the French (Français)
Joanne, as I kissed you you told me
My hair was half-grey;
Still kissing me, you kept trying
To pull out my white hairs with your nails,
As if white or black hair
Has [effect on a kiss]1.
But, Joanne, you are quite wrong:
White hair is strong enough
For kissing alone, provided that
You don’t want any of the other pricking.
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1 Utendal: "any effect on kissing"
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