by
Pierre de Ronsard (1524 - 1585)
Jeanne, en te baisant tu me dis
Language: French (Français)
Available translation(s): ENG
Jeanne, en [te]1 baisant tu me dis
Que j'ai le chef à demi gris,
Et toujours me baisant tu veux
De l'ongle ôter mes blancs cheveux,
Comme s'un cheveux blanc ou noir
Sur le baiser avait pouvoir.
Mais Jeanne tu te trompes fort :
Un cheveu blanc est assez fort
[Au seul]2 baiser, pourvu que point
Tu ne veuilles de l'autre poinct.
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1 Leguerney: "me"; and some editions of Ronsard
2 Leguerney: "Pour te"
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- ENG English (David Wyatt) , title 1: "Serenade of a greybeard", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Word count: 62
Serenade of a greybeard
Language: English  after the French (Français)
Jane, while kissing you tell me
That my head is half grey
And still kissing you try
To pull out my white hairs with your fingernails
As if white or dark hair could
Have power over a kiss.
But Jane, you are completely mistaken:
White hair is pretty good
[For kissing alone]1, provided that
You aren't after some other point.
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1 Leguerney: "At kissing you"
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This text was added to the website: 2012-06-06
Line count: 10
Word count: 60