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Ma petite colombelle, Mon petit oeil, baisez-moi, Ma petite toute belle, Mon petit oeil, baisez-moi. D'une bouche toute pleine D'amour, chassez-moi la peine De mon amoureux émoi. Quand je vous dirai: Mignonne, Approchez-vous; qu'on me donne Neuf baisers tout à la fois, Donnez m'en seulement trois.
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- a text in French (Français) by Pierre de Ronsard (1524 - 1585), no title
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)
- by Jacques Leguerney (1906 - 1997), "À sa maîtresse", 1944, published 1945 [baritone and piano], from Poèmes de la Pléiade, Vol. II, no. 2, Paris, Salabert [ sung text checked 1 time]
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- Also set in French (Français), [adaptation] ; composed by Marc-Antoine Muret.
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- ENG English (David Wyatt) , "To his mistress", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 11
Word count: 46
My little turtledove, Apple of my eye, kiss me, My beautiful little one, Apple of my eye, kiss me. With lips full Of love, chase from me the pain Of my lover's agitation. When I say to you, "Darling", Come here; I wish you'd give me Nine kisses all at once, But at least give me just three.
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- Translation from French (Français) to English copyright © 2012 by David Wyatt, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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- a text in French (Français) by Not Applicable [an adaptation]
- a text in French (Français) by Pierre de Ronsard (1524 - 1585), no title
This text was added to the website: 2012-07-25
Line count: 11
Word count: 58