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by Gilles Durant, sieur de la Bergerie (1554 - 1614?5)

La nymphe que j'aimois tant
 (Sung text for setting by G. Alary)
 See original
Language: French (Français) 
J'ai connu tous ces bocages,
Ces prés, ces monts, ces rivages ;
Mais je n'ai trouvé pourtant
Celle que j'ai poursuivie :
Hélas ! qui me l'a ravie,
La Nymphe, que j'aimois tant ?

 ... 

Ah ! c'en est fait, c'est fait d'elle :
Un Dieu, la voyant si belle,
Parmi ces bois l'écartant,
Epris d'amoureuse envie,
Au Ciel me l'aura ravie,
La Nymphe que j'aimois tant.

Adieu, forêts désolés ;
Adieu, monts, adieu, vallées ;
Adieu, je vais vous quittant : 
pourrai-je rester en vie,
Puisque l'on me l'a ravie,
La Nymphe que j'aimois tant ?

Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1,3,4 of the original text.

Composition:

    Set to music by Giulio Alary (1814 - 1891), "La nymphe que j'aimois tant", stanzas 1,3,4 [ medium voice and piano ], from 20 Mélodies, Vol. II, no. 14, Paris, Éd. Durand & Schoenewerk

Text Authorship:

  • by Gilles Durant, sieur de la Bergerie (1554 - 1614?5), "Chanson"

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