by Pierre de Ronsard (1524 - 1585)
Ronsard repose ici, qui, hardi des...
Language: French (Français)
Our translations: ENG
Ronsard repose ici, qui, hardi des l'enfance, Détourna d'Helicon les muses en la France, Suivant le son du luth et les traits d'Apollon. Mais peu valut sa muse encontre l'aiguillon De la mort, qui cruelle en ce tombeau l'enserre: Son âme soit à Dieu, son corps soit à la terre.
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Text Authorship:
- by Pierre de Ronsard (1524 - 1585) [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 Jacques Leguerney (1906 - 1997), "Le tombeau de Ronsard, composé par lui-même", 1928, published 1988, first performed 1929 [ voice and piano ], from Poèmes de la Pléiade, Vol. VIII, no. 3, Éditions Max Eschig [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Jean Rivier (1896 - 1987), "Le tombeau de Ronsard", 1944, published 1957 [ medium voice and piano ], from Trois poèmes de Ronsard et un de Clément Marot, no. 3, Éd. Salabert [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (David Wyatt) , "Ronsard lies here, bold from childhood", 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.
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