by Jean-Baptiste Pocquelin (1622 - 1673), as Molière
Ah ! quelle folie
Language: French (Français)
Ah ! quelle folie,
De quitter la vie
Pour une beauté
Dont on est rebuté !
On peut, pour un objet aimable,
Dont le cœur nous est favorable,
Vouloir perdre la clarté ;
Mais quitter la vie
Pour une beauté
Dont on est rebuté,
Ah ! quelle folie !
About the headline (FAQ)
Confirmed with Œuvres complètes de Molière, Tome premier, Paris, Furne et Cie, 1854, page 797.
Text Authorship:
- by Jean-Baptiste Pocquelin (1622 - 1673), as Molière, no title, written 1667, appears in La pastorale comique, Act I, Scene 14, [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 Émile Guimet (1836 - 1918), "Ah ! Quelle folie" [medium voice and piano], from Chansons d'amour, no. 23, Éd. Durand & Schoenewerck [text not verified]
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This text was added to the website: 2016-08-06
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