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by Jean Racine (1639 - 1699)

Les bois
 (Sung text for setting by J. Leguerney)
 See original
Language: French (Français) 
 ... 

C'est là que cent longues allées
D'arbres toujours riches et verts,
Se font voir en cent lieux divers,
Droites, penchantes, étoilées.
Je vois mille troncs sourcilleux
  De leurs voûtes tremblantes :
Et l'on dirait que le saphir
  De deux portes brillantes
Ferme ces vrais lieux de plaisir.

Composition:

    Set to music by Jacques Leguerney (1906 - 1997), "Les bois", 1952, published 1988, first performed 1953, stanza 2 [ mezzo-soprano or baritone and piano ], from Le Paysage ou La Description de Port-Royal-des-Champs, no. 1, Paris, Max Eschig

Text Authorship:

  • by Jean Racine (1639 - 1699), "Ode III", subtitle: "Description des bois", appears in Le Paysage, ou Promenade de Port-Royal-des-Champs, no. 3, first published 1656

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This text was added to the website: 2013-05-25
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