by Jean de La Fontaine (1621 - 1695)
Sister Jane
Language: English
When Sister Jane, who had produced a child, In prayer and penance all her hours beguiled Her sister-nuns around the lattice pressed; On which the abbess thus her flock addressed: Live like our sister Jane, and bid adieu To worldly cares: -- have better things in view. Yes, they replied, we sage like her shall be, When we with love have equally been free.
Authorship:
- by Jean de La Fontaine (1621 - 1695), "Sister Jane" [author's text not yet checked 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 David Leo Diamond (1915 - 2005), "Sister Jane", 1943 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2008-07-22
Line count: 8
Word count: 63