Monday seems to be coming so slowly

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by Christine de Pizan (1363 - c1434)

Translation © by Grant Hicks

Il me tarde que lundi viengne

Language: French (Français)

Our translations: ENG

Il me tarde que lundi viengne
Car mon ami doy veoir lors.
A fin qu'entre mes bras le tiengne
Il me tarde que lundi viengne.

Si lui pri qu'il lui en souviengne ;
Car pour veoir son gentil corps
Il me tarde que lundi viengne.

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Text Authorship:

by Christine de Pizan (1363 - c1434), "Rondeau LII" [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 Willem van der Bilt (1901 - 1990), "Rondeau LII", 1939-40, published 1978 [ high voice and piano ], from Deux Rondeaux, no. 2, Amsterdam, Donemus [sung text not yet checked]
by Marjo Tal (1915 - 2006), "Il me tarde que lundi viegne", 1980 [ voice and piano ], from Tendre et dangereux, no. 5 [sung text not yet checked]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

ENG English (Grant Hicks) , copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2016-01-25
Line count: 7
Word count: 44

Monday seems to be coming so slowly

Language: English after the French (Français)

Monday seems to be coming so slowly
For that is when I should see my love.
So that I may hold him in my arms
Monday seems to be coming so slowly.

So I pray that he will remember;
For to see his gracious body
Monday seems to be coming so slowly.

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Translations of titles:
"Il me tarde que lundi viegne" = "Monday Seems to Be Coming So Slowly"
"Rondeau LII" = "Rondeau LII"

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a text in French (Français) by Christine de Pizan (1363 - c1434), "Rondeau LII"
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This text was added to the website: 2025-09-14
Line count: 7
Word count: 52