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by Jean de La Fontaine (1621 - 1695)

Le cheval & l'âne
Language: French (Français) 
En ce monde il se faut l'un l'autre secourir. 
  Si ton voisin vient à mourir, 
  C'est sur toi que le fardeau tombe.
Un Ane accompagnait un Cheval peu courtois, 
Celui-ci ne portant que son simple harnois, 
Et le pauvre Baudet si chargé qu'il succombe. 
Il pria le Cheval de l'aider quelque peu : 
Autrement il mourrait devant qu'être à la ville. 
La prière, dit-il, n'en est pas incivile : 
Moitié de ce fardeau ne vous sera que jeu. 
Le Cheval refusa, fit une pétarade : 
Tant qu'il vit sous le faix mourir son camarade, 
Et reconnut qu'il avait tort. 
Du Baudet, en cette aventure, 
On lui fit porter la voiture, 
Et la peau par-dessus encor.

Text Authorship:

  • by Jean de La Fontaine (1621 - 1695), "Le cheval & l'âne", appears in Fables [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):

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  • Also set in English, a translation by Marianne Moore (1887 - 1972) , "The horse and the ass", appears in The Fables of La Fontaine: A Complete New Translation, first published 1954, copyright © ; composed by Juliana Hall.
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This text was added to the website: 2014-03-25
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