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by (Jean) Louis de Cahusac (1706 - 1759)

Sans Vénus et sans ses flammes
Language: French (Français) 
Sans Vénus et sans ses flammes
tous nos beaux jours sont perdus,
les vrais plaisirs ne sont dûs
qu' à l'ivresse de nos âmes.

Si le dieu rival des amours,
si Bacchus condamnoit l'ardeur qui me dévore
en montrant Lycoris,
je lui dirais encore,
je lui dirais toujours :
Sans Vénus etc.

Si je partage 
mon choix,
si je bois,
amour n'en prends point d'ombrage !
Ce breuvage
donne plus de force à ma voix
pour chanter mille fois :
Sans Vénus etc.

Text Authorship:

  • by (Jean) Louis de Cahusac (1706 - 1759) [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 Joseph Martin Kraus (1756 - 1792), "Sans Vénus et sans ses flammes", VB 102 (1785-1786) [ soprano and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this page: Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website: 2026-06-06
Line count: 18
Word count: 80

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