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by Pierre de Ronsard (1524 - 1585)

Yeux, qui versez en l'âme
Language: French (Français) 
Yeux, qui versez en l’âme, ainsi que deux Planètes,
Un esprit qui pourrait ressusciter les morts,
Je sais de quoi sont faits tous les membres du corps,
Mais je ne puis savoir quelle chose vous êtes.
 
Vous n’êtes sang ni chair, et toutefois vous faites
Des miracles en moi par vos regards si forts,
Si bien qu’en foudroyant les miens par le dehors,
Dedans vous me tuez de cent mille sagettes.
 
Yeux, la forge d’Amour, Amour n’a point de traits
Que les poignants éclairs qui sortent de vos rais,
Dont le moindre à l’instant toute l’âme me sonde.
 
Je suis, quand je les sens, de merveille ravi :
Quand je ne les sens plus en mon corps, je ne vis,
Ayant en moi l’effet qu’a le Soleil au monde.

Note: modernized spelling.


Text Authorship:

  • by Pierre de Ronsard (1524 - 1585), appears in Le Second Livre des Sonnets pour Hélène, no. 39 [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 Pierre Moret (b. 1949), "Yeux, qui versez en l'âme", 1995 [ vocal duet for mezzo-soprano and baritone with piano and cello ] [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2021-11-04
Line count: 17
Word count: 131

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