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by Jean de La Fontaine (1621 - 1695)

Le Loup plaidant contre le renard par‑devant le singe
Language: French (Français) 
   Un loup disait que l’on l’avait volé :
Un renard, son voisin, d’assez mauvaise vie,
Pour ce prétendu vol par lui fut appelé.
        Devant le singe il fut plaidé,
Non point par avocats, mais par chaque partie.
        Thémis n’avait point travaillé,
De mémoire de singe, à fait plus embrouillé.
Le magistrat suait en son lit de justice.
        Après qu’on eut bien contesté,
        Répliqué, crié, tempesté,
        Le juge, instruit de leur malice,
Leur dit : Je vous connais de longtemps, mes amis ;
        Et tous deux vous paierez l’amende :
Car toi, loup, tu te plains, quoiqu’on ne t’ait rien pris ;
Et toi, renard, as pris ce que l’on te demande.

Le juge prétendait qu’à tort et à travers,
On ne saurait manquer, condamnant un pervers.

Text Authorship:

  • by Jean de La Fontaine (1621 - 1695), "Le Loup plaidant contre le Renard par-devant le Singe", 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), "Le Loup plaidant contre le renard par-devant le singe", op. 377 no. 2 (1879) [ medium voice and piano or organ ], from 25 fables de La Fontaine, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]

Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:

  • Also set in French (Français), adapted by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist [an adaptation] ; composed by Gustave Delsarte.
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2015-04-13
Line count: 17
Word count: 122

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