by Jean-Baptiste Pocquelin (1622 - 1673), as Moliére
Je languis nuit et jour, et ma peine est...
Language: French (Français)
Our translations: ENG
Je languis nuit et jour, et ma peine est extrême Depuis qu'à vos rigeurs vos beaux yeux m'ont soumis; Si vous traitez ainsi, belle Iris, qui vous aime, Hélas! que pourriez-vous faire à vos ennemis?
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Text Authorship:
- by Jean-Baptiste Pocquelin (1622 - 1673), as Moliére, no title, appears in Le Bourgeois gentilhomme, Act I, Scene 2 [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 Gabriel Fauré (1845 - 1924), "Sérénade du Bourgeois gentilhomme", 1893, published 1957 [medium voice and piano], Éd. Heugel [ sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Ahmed E. Ismail) , "Serenade of the Bourgeois Gentleman", copyright © 2004, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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