If it happens in battle, by some mischance

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by Anonymous / Unidentified Author and sometimes misattributed to Pierre de Ronsard (1524 - 1585)

Translation © by David Wyatt

S'il advient au combat, par un coup...

Language: French (Français)

Our translations: ENG

S'il advient au combat, par un coup d'avanture 
Qu’un trait de tes beaux yeux outreperce mon cœur
Cruelle, octroye-moy au moins ceste faveur
Que mis sur ton giron entre tes bras je meurs.

Amy quand tu mourras par un coup d’avanture
Au milieu du combat d’un traict de mes deux yeux
Mon ame te suivant s’en-volleroit ez cieux
Ne pouvant icy bas sans toy faire demeure.

Text Authorship:

by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
sometimes misattributed to Pierre de Ronsard (1524 - 1585)

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

by Anthoine de Bertrand (1540? - 1581?), "S'il advient au combat, par un coup d'avanture", published 1578 [ vocal quartet a cappella ], from 25 Chansons à 4 parties, Livre 3, no. 22 [sung text checked 1 time]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

ENG English (David Wyatt) , copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: David Wyatt

This text was added to the website: 2019-10-30
Line count: 8
Word count: 66

If it happens in battle, by some...

Language: English after the French (Français)

If it happens in battle, by some mischance,
That an arrow from your fair eyes pierces my heart,
Then, cruel one, grant me at least this favour –
That, placed on your lap, I can die in your arms.

My love, when you die by some mischance
In the midst of battle of a wound from my two eyes,
My soul, following you, will fly up to the heavens
Unable without you to remain down here.

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Based on:

a text in French (Français) by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist and misattributed to Pierre de Ronsard (1524 - 1585)
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This text was added to the website: 2019-10-30
Line count: 8
Word count: 76