by Charles-Marie-René Leconte de Lisle (1818 - 1894)
Vile potabis
Language: French (Français)
En mes coupes d'un prix modique Veux-tu tenter mon humble vin ? Je l'ai scellé dans l'urne Attique Au sortir du pressoir Sabin. Il est un peu rude et moderne : Cécube, Calès ni Falerne Ne mûrissent dans mon cellier ; Mais les Muses me sont amies, Et les Muses font oublier Ta vigne dorée, ô Formies !
The title refers to this ode by Horace.
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Text Authorship:
- by Charles-Marie-René Leconte de Lisle (1818 - 1894), "Vile Potabis", written 1852, appears in Poèmes antiques, in Études latines, no. 6, Paris, Éd. Librairie Marc Ducloux, first published 1852 [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 Reynaldo Hahn (1874 - 1947), "Vile potabis", published 1900, from Études Latines, no. 6, Paris, Heugel [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Émile Nérini (1882 - 1961), "Vile potabis", 1906, published 1920 [ medium voice and piano ], from Études latines sur des poésies de Leconte de Lisle, no. 1, Éd. René Gilles [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Vile potabis", copyright © 2016
- SPA Spanish (Español) (José Miguel Llata) , "Villa Potabis", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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