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by Pierre de Ronsard (1524 - 1585)

Si doucement le souuenir me tente
Language: Middle French 
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Si doucement le souuenir me tente
De la mieleuse et fieleuse saison,
Où ie perdy moy-mesme et ma raison 
Qu'autre douleur ma peine ne contente.

le ne veux point en la plaïe de tante
Qu'Amour me fit pour auoir guarison,
Et ne veux point qu'on m'ouure la prison,
Pour affranchir autre part mon attente.

Plus que venin ie fuy la liberté,
Tant i'ay grand peur de me voir escarte
Du doux lien qui doucement offense :

Et m'est honneur de me voir martyrer,
Sous vn espoir quelquefois de tirer
Vn seul baiser pour toute recompense.

About the headline (FAQ)

Confirmed with Les Oeuvres de P. de Ronsard Gentilhomme Vandomois. Redigees en six tomes. Le Premier, contenant ses Amours, diuisées en deux parties : La premiere commentée par M. A. de Muret : La seconde par R. Belleau, Paris: chez Gabriel Buon, 1571, page 137.


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 Anthoine de Bertrand (1540? - 1581?), "Si doucement le souvenir me tente", 1576, published 1578 [ vocal quartet a cappella ], from Les Amours de Pierre de Ronsard à 4 parties, Livre 1, no. 20 [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this page: Grant Hicks [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2026-07-16
Line count: 14
Word count: 94

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