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by Étienne de Jouy (1764 - 1846)

Quand tu m’aimais, inconstante Sophie
Language: French (Français) 
Quand tu m’aimais, inconstante Sophie,
J’étais heureux, je chérissais le jour ;
Tu m’as quitté, je déteste la vie :
Ah ! mon bonheur n’était que mon amour !

Quand tu m’aimais, le dieu de l’harmonie
Pour te chanter m’inspirait chaque jour ;
Tu m’as quitté, j’ai perdu mon génie :
Ah ! mon talent n’était que mon amour !

Quand tu m’aimais, aux larmes accessible,
Du malheureux je cherchais le séjour ;
Tu m’as quitté, mon cœur est moins sensible :
Ah ! mes vertus n'étaient que mon amour !

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Confirmed with Œeuvres complètes d'Étienne Jouy, de l'Académie française; avec des éclaircissements et des notes. Poésies légères, Paris, Jules Didot ainé, 1823, page 152.


Text Authorship:

  • by Étienne de Jouy (1764 - 1846), "Romance", appears in Poésies légères [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 Gaspare Luigi Pacifico Spontini (1774 - 1851), "L’amour est tout" [ tenor and piano ], completed by Gianni Fabbrini [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2023-01-24
Line count: 12
Word count: 84

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