by André Chénier (1762 - 1794)
Rien n'est doux que l'amour, aucun bien...
Language: French (Français)
Our translations: ENG
Rien n'est doux que l'amour, aucun bien n'est si cher. Près de lui le miel même à la bouche est amer. Celle qui n'aime point Vénus sur toutes choses, Elle ne connaît pas quelles fleurs sont les roses...
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Text Authorship:
- by André Chénier (1762 - 1794), no title, appears in Bucoliques. Idylles et fragments d'idylles, no. 67 [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 André-Marie Cuvelier , "L'amour", 1945 [ medium voice and piano ], from Chansons pour Hélène, 13ème recueil, no. 4 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Albéric Magnard (1865 - 1914), "Rien n’est doux que l’amour (Epigramme III)", op. 22 no. 1 (1913-1914) [ voice and piano ], from Douze poèmes en musique, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
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