by
Clément Marot (1496 - 1544)
Tu as tout seul, Jean‑Jean, vignes et...
Language: French (Français)
Available translation(s): ENG
Tu as tout seul, [Jean-Jean]1, vignes et prés ;
Tu as tout seul ton cœur et ta pécune ;
Tu as tout seul deux logis diaprés,
Là où vivant ne prétend chose aucune ;
Tu as tout seul le fruit de ta fortune ;
Tu as tout seul ton boire et ton repas ;
Tu as tout seul toutes choses, fors d'une :
C'est que tout seul ta femme tu n'as pas.
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Confirmed with La France Littéraire, Tome XXXVIII, Paris, Bureaux de la France Littéraire, 1840, page 69.
1 Françaix: "Jan-Jan"; Sweelinck: "Ian-Ian"
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- ENG English (Laura Prichard) , "On Jan-Jan", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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On Jan‑Jan
Language: English  after the French (Français)
You alone own, jan-jan, vineyards and meadows,
You alone own your heart and your money;
You alone own two iridescent residences,
Where no living thing dares to do anything;
You alone own the fruit of your fortune,
You alone own your drink and your meal,
You alone own everything, except one thing:
It’s just that, alone, you don’t have your wife.
Translator's note on title: Jan-Jan is a pet name (for Jean or Jan), and Jan is a common name for Janvier (January). Jan-Jan is also be an abbreviation for the period “from January to January.”
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