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Au dieu d'Amour une pucelle Offrit un jour une chandelle, Pour en obtenir un amant. Le dieu sourit de sa demande Et lui dit: Belle en attendant Servez-vous toujours de l'offrande.
Authorship
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author ( 17th cent. ) [author's text not yet checked 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 Francis Poulenc (1899 - 1963), "L'offrande", FP. 42, from Chansons gaillardes, no. 6 [ sung text checked 1 time]
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- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Bertram Kottmann , "Die Opfergabe", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission ENG ; composed by Gary Bachlund.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Simon Chalifoux) , "The offering", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Matthias Fletzberger
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 6
Word count: 31
Eine Kerze bringt dem Liebesgott die Jungfrau dar als Opfergabe, dass bald sie ’nen Geliebten habe. Er lächelte ob dieser Bitte und sagt, falls sie zu warten habe, könnt’ stets sie nutzen ihre Gabe.
Authorship
- by Bertram Kottmann , "Die Opfergabe", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
- a text in French (Français) by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)
- by Gary Bachlund (b. 1947), "Die Opfergabe", 2015 [baritone and piano], from Frivole Lieder, no. 6 [ sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Bertram Kottmann
This text was added to the website: 2015-10-12
Line count: 6
Word count: 34