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Ce beau jour ne permet qu’à l’Aurore De s’occuper à répandre des pleurs. Que d’éclat! que de vives couleurs! Mille fleurs vont éclore; Tout charme nos cœurs; Il naîtra plus encore D’Amours que de fleurs. L’Amour plaît, je consens qu’il m’enchante Lorsqu’il suivra les Ris et les Jeux ; Mais s’il me tourmente Je romprai ses nœuds. Un amant qui toujours soupire Doit alarmer. Ce n’est que pour rire Qu’on doit former Le dessein d’aimer. Jeunes cœurs qui cherchez à vous rendre, N’aimez pas tant; Un amour trop tendre N’est jamais content. Puisqu’il faut qu’une chaîne vous lie, Ne faut-il pas choisir un nœud charmant? Moquons-nous de souffrir constamment; On doit rendre la vie Plus douce en aimant, Ce n’est qu’une folie D’aimer son tourment. L’Amour plaît, je consens qu’il m’enchante Lorsqu’il suivra les Ris et les Jeux; Mais s’il me tourmente Je romprai ses nœuds. Un amant qui toujours soupire Doit alarmer. Ce n’est que pour rire Qu’on doit former Le dessein d’aimer. Jeunes cœurs qui cherchez à vous rendre, N’aimez pas tant; Un amour trop tendre N’est jamais content.
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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 Lully (1632 - 1687), "Ce beau jour ne permet qu’à l’Aurore", LWV 61, from the opera Phaëton [ sung text checked 1 time]
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- ENG English (Andrew Schneider) , "This beautiful day only allows Dawn", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Andrew Schneider [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2018-05-16
Line count: 40
Word count: 181
This beautiful day only allows Dawn the privilege of shedding tears. What splendor! What colors! A thousand flowers in bloom; all charms our hearts. Loves shall be indeed be more fruitful than the flowers. Love is pleasing; I consent that he enchant me when he follows the path of Laughter and Games. But if he torment me, I shall break his knots. A sure red flag is a lover who sighs all the time. The design of loving should only be done for happiness' sake. Young hearts looking to give themselves over: do not love too ardently, for a too tender passion is never truly happy. Because it requires just one chain to tie you together, let it be a pleasing knot! We make fun of the idea of constant suffering. In loving, one must take the sweeter path; desiring to suffer is nothing but folly. Love is pleasing; I consent that he enchant me when he follows the path of Laughter and Games. But if he torment me, I shall break his knots. A sure red flag is a lover who sighs all the time. The design of loving should only be done for happiness' sake. Young hearts looking to give themselves over: do not love too ardently, for a too tender passion is never truly happy.
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- Translation from Italian (Italiano) 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 Italian (Italiano) by Philippe Quinault (1635 - 1688)
This text was added to the website: 2018-05-16
Line count: 40
Word count: 218