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by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

Lasches et credules Amants
Language: French (Français) 
Recitatif (Démocrite) 
Lasches et credules Amants,
Ne vous lassez—vous point de m'appester à rire,
Vos peines, vos soins, vos tourments, 
Vous rendent ils si cher un tirannique Empire.
Allez, suivez encor les mouvements jaloux
D'un amour dont l'outrage est seul la récompense,
Ou voyez sans depit l'indigne préférence
Qui trahit vos vœux les plus doux.

Air gracieusement 
Portez à vos belles
Vos tendres soûpirs,
Toujours contens d'elles
Formez des desirs.
Charmez de vos peines,
Aimez les mépris,
Des plus belles chaînes
Ils feront le prix.

Démocrite 
Non, non on ne voit point de sage,

Héraclite 
C'est le sort d'un mortel que d'être malheureux.

Démocrite 
Il eût la folie en partage.

Héraclite 
La mort de tous ses maux est le moins rigoureux.

Text Authorship:

  • by Anonymous / Unidentified Author, first published 1714 [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 Jean-Baptiste Stuck (1680 - 1755), "Lasches et credules Amants" [tenor, bass and orchestra], from the cantata Héraclite et Démocrite, cantate à deux voix avec symphonie, no. 5, confirmed with a CD booklet [ sung text verified 1 time]

Researcher for this page: Guy Laffaille [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2016-12-18
Line count: 26
Word count: 121

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