by Jean de La Fontaine (1621 - 1695)
Translation © by Marianne Moore (1887 - 1972)
Les médecins
Language: French (Français)
Le médecin Tant-Pis allait voir un Malade Que visitait aussi son Confrère Tant-Mieux. Ce dernier espérait, quoique son Camarade Soutînt que le Gisant irait voir ses aïeux. Tous deux s'étant trouvés différents pour la cure, Leur Malade paya le tribut à Nature, Après qu'en ses conseils Tant-Pis eut été cru. Ils triomphaient encor sur cette maladie. L'un disait : Il est mort, je l'avais bien prévu. S'il m'eût cru, disait l'autre, il serait plein de vie.
Text Authorship:
- by Jean de La Fontaine (1621 - 1695), "Les médecins", written 1668, 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):
- by Melchior Alexandre Bruneau (1823 - 1898), "Les médecins", op. 377 no. 4 (1879) [ medium voice and piano or organ ], from 25 fables de La Fontaine, no. 4 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Pauline Thys (c1836 - 1909), "Les Médecins" [ voice and piano ], from 6 Fables de La Fontaine, no. 3, Paris: E. Saint-Hilaire [sung text not yet checked]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in English, a translation by Marianne Moore (1887 - 1972) , "The physicians", 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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Word count: 75
The physicians
Language: English after the French (Français)
Now one of Doctor Fear-the-Worst’s cases was sad [ ... ]
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Text Authorship:
- by Marianne Moore (1887 - 1972), "The physicians", 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), "Les médecins", written 1668, 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 physicians", 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. 5 [sung text checked 1 time]
This text was added to the website: 2014-08-22
Line count: 10
Word count: 80