by Jean de La Fontaine (1621 - 1695)
Et vous, compagnons du printemps
Language: French (Français)
Apollo [Et vous, compagnons du printemps Zéphyrs]1, par qui les fleurs renaissent tous les ans Embellissez ces bords de leurs grâces naïves ; Ramenez ici les beaux jours Doux Zéphire, invitez à danser sur ces rives Flore et la mère des Amours.
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View original text (without footnotes)1 Saint-Saëns: "Zéphyrs, compagnons du printemps"; further changes may exist not shown above.
Authorship:
- by Jean de La Fontaine (1621 - 1695), no title, written 1691, appears in Astrée [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 Charles Camille Saint-Saëns (1835 - 1921), "Le printemps" [ two-part chorus and piano ], Éd. Durand & Cie. [sung text not yet checked]
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