by Pierre de Ronsard (1524 - 1585)
Translation © by David Wyatt

Dedans ce bois
Language: French (Français) 
Our translations:  ENG
Dedans ce bois n'y a bête sauvage,
Ni oiselet dégoisant le ramage
Tandis qu'on voit le renouveau durer,
Ni flots saillants de ces claires fontaines,
Pierre en ces rocs, fleur ni feuille en ces plaines
Qui puisse hélas mon tourment ignorer.

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  • ENG English (David Wyatt) , "Within this wood", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


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Word count: 41

Within this wood
Language: English  after the French (Français) 
Within this wood there is no wild beast,
No little bird nibbling the foliage
While you watch spring's new growth continue,
No streams issuing from those clear springs
No stone among those rocks, no flower or leaf on those plains
Which could -- alas -- not know of my torment.

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This text was added to the website: 2012-06-06
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Word count: 48