Voici du gay Printems l’heureux advenement
Language: French (Français)
Voici du gay Printems l’heureux advenement
Qui fait que l’hiver morne à regret se retire :
Desja la petite herbe au gré du doux Zephire
Navré de son amour branle tout doucement.
Les foretz ont repris leur verd accoutrement,
Le ciel rit, l’air est chaud, le vent mollet soupire,
Le Rossignol se plaint et des accords qu’il tire
Fait languir les esprits d’un doux ravissement.
Le Dieu Mars et l’Amour sont parmi la campagne :
L’un au sang des humains, l’autre en leurs pleurs se bagne,
L’un tient le coutelas, l’autre porte les dars.
Suyve Mars qui voudra, mourant entre les armes :
Je veux suyvre l’Amour et seront mes alarmes
Les courroux, les soupirs, les pleurs et les regars.
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See the happy arrival of joyous...
Language: English after the French (Français)
See the happy arrival of joyous Springtime
Which makes doleful winter retire complaining;
Already the small shoots at soft Zephyr’s wish,
Pierced by his love, are softly swaying.
The forests have regained their green clothing,
The sky is smiling, the air is warm, the gentle breeze sighs,
The nightingale laments and with the harmonies he sings
He makes our spirits faint with sweet delight.
The god Mars and Love are out in the countryside;
The one bathes in human blood, the other in their tears,
The one holds his cutlass, the other brings his darts.
Let he who wishes follow Mars, dying in arms;
I want to follow Love and my alarms will be
Little rages, sighs, tears and glances.
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