Vu le soin ménager dont travaillé je suis

Joachim du Bellay 1525 (Liré) – 1560 (Paris)



Vu le soin ménager dont travaillé je suis,
Vu l'importun souci qui sans fin me tourmente,
Et vu tant de regrets desquels je me lamente,
Tu t'ébahis souvent comment chanter je puis.

Je ne chante, Magny, je pleure mes ennuis,
Ou, pour le dire mieux, en pleurant je les chante;
Si bien qu'en les chantant, souvent je les enchante :
Voilà pourquoi, Magny, je chante jours et nuits.

Ainsi chante l'ouvrier en faisant son ouvrage,
Ainsi le laboureur faisant son labourage,
Ainsi le pèlerin regrettant sa maison,

Ainsi l'aventurier en songeant à sa dame,
Ainsi le marinier en tirant à la rame,
Ainsi le prisonnier maudissant sa prison.

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABBA ABBA CCD EED
Closest metre Iambic heptameter
Characters 630
Words 109
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 3, 3

Joachim du Bellay

Joachim du Bellay was a French poet, critic, and a member of the Pléiade. more…

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