Amorous nightingales | Amorous nightingales

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by Simon-Joseph Pellegrin (1663 - 1745)

Translation © by Andrew Schneider

Rossignols amoureux

Language: French (Français)

Our translations: ENG ENG

Rossignols amoureux,
Répondez à nos voix
Par la douceur de vos ramages.
Vos chants sont tendres hommages
À la divinité qui règne dans nos bois.

Text Authorship:

by Simon-Joseph Pellegrin (1663 - 1745) [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 Philippe Rameau (1683 - 1764), "Rossignols amoureux" [soprano, flute and piano], from the opera Hippolyte et Aricie [ sung text verified 1 time]

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ENG English (Andrew Schneider) , "Amorous nightingales", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Andrew Schneider) , "Amorous nightingales", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2010-04-17
Line count: 5
Word count: 25

Amorous nightingales

Language: English after the French (Français)

Amorous nightingales,
Pray respond to our voices
by the sweetness of your chirping.
By your songs, you render homage
to the goddess that reigns in our woods.

Text Authorship:

Translation from French (Français) to English copyright © 2018 by Andrew Schneider, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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a text in French (Français) by Simon-Joseph Pellegrin (1663 - 1745)
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This text was added to the website: 2018-03-31
Line count: 5
Word count: 27