by
Pierre de Ronsard (1524 - 1585)
Quand de ta lèvre à demi close
Language: French (Français)
Quand de ta lèvre à demi close,
Comme entre deux fleuris sentiers,
Je sens ton haleine de rose,
Mes lèvres, les avant portiers
Du baiser, se rougissent d'aise,
Et de mes souhaits tous entiers
Me font jouir, quand je te baise.
Car l'humeur du baiser apaise,
S'écoulant au coeur peu à peu,
Cette chaude amoureuse braise,
Dont tes veux allumaient le feu.
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- ENG English (David Wyatt) , title 1: "When from your lips", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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When from your lips
Language: English after the French (Français)
When from your lips, half-closed,
As between two flowery paths
I feel your rose-scented breath,
My lips, the door-keepers
Of the kiss, redden easily,
And all my longing
Makes me happy when I kiss you.
For the mood for kissing calms me,
Flowing little by little to my heart,
In whose warm and loving embers
Your vows could light a fire.
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Line count: 11
Word count: 61