Kristin WolgemuthJacques Tahureau - Shadows, Moonlight
July 29th 2008 13:13
Poems of Jacques Tahureau
JACQUES TAHUREAU, 1527-1555. The amorous poetry of Jacques
Tahureau has the merit, rare in his, or in any age, of being the
real expression of passion. His brief life burned itself away
beau gentilhomme de son siecle, et le plus dextre a toutes sortes
de gentillesses,' died at the age of twenty-eight, fulfilling the
presentiment which tinges, but scarcely saddens his poetry.
SHADOWS OF HIS LADY
JACQUES TAHUREAU, 1527-1555.
Within the sand of what far river lies
The gold that gleams in tresses of my Love?
What highest circle of the Heavens above
Is jewelled with such stars as are her eyes?
And where is the rich sea whose coral vies
With her red lips, that cannot kiss enough?
What dawn-lit garden knew the rose, whereof
The fled soul lives in her cheeks' rosy guise?
What Parian marble that is loveliest,
Can match the whiteness of her brow and breast?
When drew she breath from the Sabaean glade?
Oh happy rock and river, sky and sea,
Gardens, and glades Sabaean, all that be
The far-off splendid semblance of my maid!
MOONLIGHT
JACQUES TAHUREAU, 1527-1555.
With many a shining star in shining skies,
And, of her grace, a slumber on mine eyes,
And, after sorrow, quietness was shed.
Far in dim fields cicalas jargoned
A thin shrill clamour of complaints and cries;
And all the woods were pallid, in strange wise,
With pallor of the sad moon overspread.
Then came my lady to that lonely place,
And, from her palfrey stooping, did embrace
And hang upon my neck, and kissed me over;
Wherefore the day is far less dear than night,
And sweeter is the shadow than the light,
Since night has made me such a happy lover.
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