A son page

A son page (FR) To His Page (Servant, Valet). Poulenc's setting (1924 / 25, Poèmes de Ronsard #5) for mezzo-soprano and piano of the 10th (untitled) ode from the Second Livre des Odes (Second Book of Odes, 1550) by Ronsard. The poem is originally dedicated to Ronsard's friend, the poet Maclou de la Haye (1524 – unk.), celebrating his return from a mission to Rome for the French king (Henry II [1519 – 1559]). Earlier versions of the ode are longer, including passages imitative of an ode by…