by Pierre de Ronsard (1524 - 1585)
Le comble de ton sçavoir
Language: French (Français)
Our translations: ENG
Le comble de ton sçavoir Et de tes vertus ensemble, Dit que l’on ne sçauroit voir Rien que toy qui te resemble. Quelle dame a la pratique De tant de mathematique ! Quelle Princesse entend mieux Du grand monde la peinture, Les chemins de la nature, Et la Musique des cieux ?
Text Authorship:
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 Cléreau (c1515 - 1569), "Le comble de ton sçavoir" [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (David Wyatt) , "The sum of your learning", copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: David Wyatt
This text was added to the website: 2022-02-19
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