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by Pierre de Ronsard (1524 - 1585)

Petit nombril, que mon penser adore
Language: French (Français) 
Petit nombril, que mon penser adore,
Et non mon oeil qui n'eut onques le bien
De te voir nu, et qui mérites bien
Que quelque ville on te bâtisse encore ;

Signe amoureux, duquel Amour s'honore,
Représentant l'Androgyne lien,
Combien et toi, mon mignon, et combien
Tes flancs jumeaux folâtrement j'honore !

Ni ce beau chef, ni ces yeux, ni ce front,
Ni ce doux ris ; ni cette main qui fond
Mon coeur en source, et de pleurs me fait riche,

Ne me sauraient de leur beau contenter,
Sans espérer quelquefois de tâter
Ton paradis, où mon plaisir se niche.

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Text 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 Régis Campo (b. 1968), "Petit nombril que mon penser adore", 2010, first performed 2010. [baritone, string quartet, flute] [ sung text not verified ]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2017-02-07
Line count: 14
Word count: 98

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