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by Jean Pierre Claris de Florian (1755 - 1794)

Chœur des Pastorale
 (Sung text for setting by J. Massenet)
 Matches base text
Language: French (Français) 
Voici venir le doux printemps,
Allons danser sur la coudrette;
La nature a marqué ce temps
Pour que le plaisir eut sa fête ! la, la !

Ah ! craignons de perdre un seul jour
De la belle saison d'amour ! d'amour ! la, la, la, la !

De l'eau qui court sur les cailloux,
L'agréable et tendre murmure
Le bruit se léger et si doux
Du zéphir et de la verdure; la, la, la !

Tout nous dit: craignez de perdre un jour
De la belle saison d'amour, d'amour !

Craignons de perdre un seul jour
De la belle saison d'amour
Craignons de perdre un seul jour
De la belle saison d'amour
Craignons de perdre un seul jour
De la belle saison d'amour

Composition:

    Set to music by Jules Massenet (1842 - 1912), "Chœur des Pastorale", 1870-2, published 1872 [ baritone or mezzo-soprano, SSA chorus or trio, and piano ], from Poème pastoral, no. 1, Paris: G. Hartmann

Text Authorship:

  • by Jean Pierre Claris de Florian (1755 - 1794), no title, written 1788, first published 1788

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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2011-01-31
Line count: 18
Word count: 116

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