possibly by Jean-Baptiste Pocquelin (1622 - 1673), as Molière
Loin de moi, loin de moi, tristesse
Language: French (Français)
Loin de moi, loin de moi, tristesse, Sanglots, larmes, soupirs : Je revois la Princesse Qui fait tous mes desirs. Ô célestes plaisirs, doux transports d'allégresse Viens, Mort, quand tu voudras, Me donner le trépas : J'ai revu ma Princesse.
About the headline (FAQ)
Confirmed with Les grands écrivains de la France. Nouvelle Éditions: Molière. Tome IX. Œuvres de Molière: Les femmes savantes. Le malade imaginaire, etc., Paris, Hachette, 1886, page 586.
Text Authorship:
- possibly by Jean-Baptiste Pocquelin (1622 - 1673), as Molière, "Premier couplet d'une chanson de d'Assoucy", appears in Poésies diverses, no. 1 [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 Jacques de Menasce (1905 - 1960), "Chanson attribuée à Molière", published 1962 [ tenor and orchestra or piano ], from Quatre Chansons, no. 1, Paris, Éd. Durand [sung text not yet checked]
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