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Faut-il qu'Amarillis périsse ? Diane, apaise ton courroux ; Par un horrible sacrifice Peux-tu briser des noeuds si doux ? Faut-il qu'Amarillis périsse, &c. Ah ! si la timide innocence Sur vos autels doit expirer, Dieux ! quelle est donc la récompense Que la vertu doit espérer ? Faut-il qu'Amarillis périsse, &c.
Authorship
- by Jean Philippe Rameau (1683 - 1764), "Air plaintif" [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
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- by Jean Philippe Rameau (1683 - 1764), "Air plaintif" [soprano, string quartet, continuo], from Le berger fidèle, no. 2. [ sung text checked 1 time]
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- ENG English (Andrew Schneider) , "Plaintive Air", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Leslie McEwen
This text was added to the website: 2004-04-27
Line count: 10
Word count: 52
Must Amaryllis then die? Diana, appease your wrath. Can you break apart such sweet chains with such a horrible sacrifice? Ah! if timid innocence must upon your altars perish, gods! what then is the reward which virtue can hope to receive?
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- Translation from French (Français) to English copyright © 2019 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 Jean Philippe Rameau (1683 - 1764), "Air plaintif"
This text was added to the website: 2019-02-11
Line count: 8
Word count: 41