sometimes misattributed to Pierre de Ronsard (1524 - 1585) and by Jacques Grévin (flourished c1560)
O doux plaisir, ô mon plaisant dommage!
Language: French (Français)
Our translations: ENG
O doux plaisir, ô mon plaisant dommage! O beau soleil, lumiere de mes yeux! O mon printans, et doux et gratieux, Qui me detient en un si doux servage! O douce fiere, appaisez le courage Trop fier, helas! mais bien peu vous en chaut: Et, si j’ay mis l’espoir en lieu trop haut, Pensez qu’Amour est un soldat peu sage, Qui desarmé se jette en un assaut.
About the headline (FAQ)
Confirmed with Jacques Grévin, Olympe, 1560.
Text Authorship:
- sometimes misattributed to Pierre de Ronsard (1524 - 1585)
- by Jacques Grévin (flourished c1560), no title, appears in Olympe, no. 3, first published 1560 [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 Anthoine de Bertrand (1540? - 1581?), "O doux plaisir", published 1578, first performed 1576 [ vocal quartet a cappella ], from 25 Chansons à 4 parties, Livre 3, no. 23 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (David Wyatt) , copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: David Wyatt
This text was added to the website: 2019-10-30
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Word count: 68