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by Jean de La Fontaine (1621 - 1695)

Tout l'univers obeït à l'Amour
 (Sung text for setting by M. Lambert)
 See original
Language: French (Français) 
Our translations:  ENG
Tout l'Univers obéit à l'Amour ; 
Belle Philis, soumettez-lui votre âme. 
Les autres dieux à ce dieu font la cour, 
Et leur pouvoir est moins doux que sa flamme. 
Des jeunes cœurs c'est le suprême bien, 
Aimez, aimez ; tout le reste n'est rien.

Sans cet Amour, tant d'objets ravissants, 
Palais dorez, bois, jardins, et fontaines, 
N'ont point d'appas qui ne soient languissants, 
Et leur plaisir est moins doux que ses peines. 
Des jeunes cœurs c'est le suprême bien 
Aimez, aimez ; tout le reste n'est rien.

Composition:

    Set to music by Michel Lambert (1610 - 1696), "Tout l'univers obeït à l'Amour"

Text Authorship:

  • by Jean de La Fontaine (1621 - 1695), no title, written 1668, appears in Les Amours de Psyché et de Cupidon

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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ENG English (Peter Low) , copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Sharon Krebs [Guest Editor] , Lindsay Suddaby

This text was added to the website: 2012-04-30
Line count: 12
Word count: 92

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