
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.
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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Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- 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.
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2014-03-25
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Word count: 115
If we lend no aid in this world of care [ ... ]
Authorship:
- 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 © [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in French (Français) by Jean de La Fontaine (1621 - 1695), "Le cheval & l'âne", appears in Fables
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Juliana Hall (b. 1958), "The horse and the ass", 1990, first performed 1991 [ soprano, mezzo-soprano, tenor, baritone, and piano ], from Fables for a Prince -- 6 songs for Soprano, Mezzo, Tenor, Baritone and Piano, no. 4 [sung text checked 1 time]
This text was added to the website: 2014-08-22
Line count: 16
Word count: 139