by Jean-Baptiste Pocquelin (1622 - 1673), as Molière
Usez mieux, ô ! beautés fières !
Language: French (Français)
Usez mieux, ô ! beautés fières ! Du pouvoir de tout charmer : Aimez, aimables bergères, Nos cœurs sont faits pour aimer : Quelque fort qu'on s'en défende, Il y faut venir un jour : Il n'est rien qui ne se rende Aux doux charmes de l'Amour.
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Text Authorship:
- by Jean-Baptiste Pocquelin (1622 - 1673), as Molière, no title, written 1664, appears in La Princesse d'Elide, Sixième intermède [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 Pauline Duchambge (1778 - 1858), "Nocturne", published 1835 [ vocal duet for soprano and tenor with piano ], in Le Ménestrel, journal de musique, April 12, 1835, no. 72 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Jean Jules Aimable Roger-Ducasse (1873 - 1954), "Madrigal à 4 voix", 1924, published 1924 [ vocal quartet and piano or orchestra ], Éd. Durand [sung text not yet checked]
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