I sing when Aesop’s wand animates my lyre [ ... ]
Fables for a Prince -- 6 songs for Soprano, Mezzo, Tenor, Baritone and Piano
Song Cycle by Juliana Hall (b. 1958)
1. To His Royal Highness the Dauphin  [sung text checked 1 time]
Authorship:
- by Marianne Moore (1887 - 1972), "To His Royal Highness the Dauphin", appears in The Fables of La Fontaine: A Complete New Translation, first published 1954, copyright ©
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- a text in French (Français) by Jean de La Fontaine (1621 - 1695), "À Monseigneur le Dauphin"
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This text may be copyright, so we will not display it until we obtain permission to do so or discover it is public-domain.2. The fox and the crow  [sung text checked 1 time]
On his airy perch among the branches [ ... ]
Authorship:
- by Marianne Moore (1887 - 1972), "The fox and the crow", appears in The Fables of La Fontaine: A Complete New Translation, first published 1954, copyright ©
Based on:
- a text in French (Français) by Jean de La Fontaine (1621 - 1695), "Le corbeau et le renard", written 1668, appears in Fables
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This text may be copyright, so we will not display it until we obtain permission to do so or discover it is public-domain.3. The hen that laid the golden eggs  [sung text checked 1 time]
Take all that is there and forfeit increment [ ... ]
Authorship:
- by Marianne Moore (1887 - 1972), "The hen that laid the golden eggs", appears in The Fables of La Fontaine: A Complete New Translation, first published 1954, copyright ©
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- a text in French (Français) by Jean de La Fontaine (1621 - 1695), "La Poule aux oeufs d'or"
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This text may be copyright, so we will not display it until we obtain permission to do so or discover it is public-domain.4. The horse and the ass  [sung text checked 1 time]
If we lend no aid in this world of care [ ... ]
Authorship:
- by Marianne Moore (1887 - 1972), "The horse and the ass", appears in The Fables of La Fontaine: A Complete New Translation, first published 1954, copyright ©
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- a text in French (Français) by Jean de La Fontaine (1621 - 1695), "Le cheval & l'âne", appears in Fables
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This text may be copyright, so we will not display it until we obtain permission to do so or discover it is public-domain.5. The physicians  [sung text checked 1 time]
Now one of Doctor Fear-the-Worst’s cases was sad [ ... ]
Authorship:
- by Marianne Moore (1887 - 1972), "The physicians", appears in The Fables of La Fontaine: A Complete New Translation, first published 1954, copyright ©
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- a text in French (Français) by Jean de La Fontaine (1621 - 1695), "Les médecins", written 1668, appears in Fables
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This text may be copyright, so we will not display it until we obtain permission to do so or discover it is public-domain.6. Epilogue  [sung text checked 1 time]
Our peregrination must end there [ ... ]
Authorship:
- by Marianne Moore (1887 - 1972), "Epilogue", appears in The Fables of La Fontaine: A Complete New Translation, first published 1954, copyright ©
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- a text in French (Français) by Jean de La Fontaine (1621 - 1695), "Épilogue", appears in Fables
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