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by Jean-Baptiste Pocquelin (1622 - 1673), as Molière

Croyez‑moi, hâtons‑nous, ma Sylvie
Language: French (Français) 
  Croyez-moi, hâtons-nous, ma Sylvie,
  Usons bien des moments précieux ;
    Contentons ici notre envie,
  De nos ans le feu nous y convie :
Nous ne saurions, vous et moi, faire mieux.
  Quand l'hiver a glacé nos guérets,
  Le printemps vient reprendre sa place,
  Et ramène à nos champs leurs attraits ;
    Mais, hélas ! quand l'âge nous glace,
  Nos beaux jours ne reviennent jamais.

  Ne cherchons tous les jours qu’à nous plaire, 
  Soyons-y l’un et l’autre empressés ;
    Du plaisir faisons notre affaire, 
  Des chagrins songeons à nous défaire ; 
Il vient un temps où l’on en prend assez. 
  Quand l’Hiver a glacé nos guérets, 
  Le Printemps vient reprendre sa place,
  Et ramène à nos champs leurs attraits, 
    Mais hélas ! quand l’âge nous glace, 
  Nos beaux jours ne reviennent jamais.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Jean-Baptiste Pocquelin (1622 - 1673), as Molière, no title, appears in La pastorale comique, Second air de Coridon [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 Maxime Jacob (1906 - 1977), "Croyez-moi, hâtons-nous", 1928, published 1929 [high voice and piano], from Chansons d'amour - 2ème recueil, no. 5, Éd. Jean Jobert [
     text not verified 
    ]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2016-01-15
Line count: 20
Word count: 125

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