by Évariste Desiré de Forges, vicomte de Parny (1753 - 1814)
Oranger dont la voûte épaisse
Language: French (Français)
Oranger dont la voûte épaisse Servit à cacher nos amours, Reçois et conserve toujours Ces vers, enfans de ma tendresse; Et dis à ceux qu'un doux loisir Amènera dans ce bocage, Que si l'on mourait de plaisir, Je serais mort sous ton ombrage.
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Note: modernized spelling would change "enfans" to "enfants"Authorship:
- by Évariste Desiré de Forges, vicomte de Parny (1753 - 1814), "Vers gravés sur un oranger" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Jean-Michel Damase (1928 - 2013), "Oranger dont la voûte épaisse", published 2004 [ medium voice and harp ], from Épigrammes et Madrigaux, no. 3, Éd. Henry Lemoine [sung text not yet checked]
- by Louis Durey (1888 - 1979), "Oranger dont la voûte épaisse", op. 16 no. 1 (1918), published 1919 [ medium voice and piano ], from Inscriptions sur un Oranger, no. 1, first appeared in Aujourd'hui, revue des valeurs nouvelles, June 2, 1919, C. Autant-Lara & Marcel Vion, ed. by François Bernouard [sung text checked 1 time]
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