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by Jean de La Fontaine (1621 - 1695)

Épilogue
Language: French (Français) 
Bornons ici cette carrière : 
Les longs ouvrages me font peur. 
Loin d'épuiser une matière, 
On n'en doit prendre que la fleur. 
Il s'en va temps que je reprenne 
Un peu de forces et d'haleine, 
Pour fournir à d'autres projets. 
Amour, ce tyran de ma vie, 
Veut que je change de sujets : 
Il faut contenter son envie. 
Retournons à Psyché. Damon, vous m'exhortez 
A peindre ses malheurs et ses félicités : 
J'y consens; peut-être ma veine 
En sa faveur s'échauffera. 
Heureux si ce travail est la dernière peine 
Que son époux me causera!

Text Authorship:

  • by Jean de La Fontaine (1621 - 1695), "Épilogue", 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) , "Epilogue", 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: 2014-08-22
Line count: 16
Word count: 91

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