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Par un souris l'Amour surpris Malgré Psyché vous rend les armes; Bacchus auprès de vos attraits D'Ariane brave les charmes. Chacun d'eux osa prétendre Un favorable succès Pour vous rendre le coeur tendre Ils vous offrent tout exprès L'un son verre, l'autre ses traits. Par un souris l'Amour surpris! De cette double victoire Vos appas étaient garants Mais Philis daignez m'en croire, Préférez à de tels amants Un mortel qui vous adore Mille fois plus qu'eux encore, O Philis!
Authorship
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author ( 18th century ) , XVIIIth century [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
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- by Marie-Joseph-Alexandre Déodat de Séverac (1872 - 1921), "Philis", published 1907 [ high voice and piano ], Éd. Rouart & Cie [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- SPA Spanish (Español) (José Miguel Llata) , "Filis", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Ted Perry
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 17
Word count: 79
Amor, sorprendido por una sonrisa a pesar de Psique se te entrega. Baco, ante tu atractivo, resiste los encantos de Ariadna. Cada uno aspira a tener un éxito favorable. Para volverte tierno el corazón, te ofrecen con premura, uno su copa, el otro sus dardos. ¡Amor, sorprendido por una sonrisa! De esta doble victoria serían garantía tus encantos, pero Filis, créeme, frente a tales amantes, debes preferir un mortal que te adora mil veces más que ellos. ¡Oh Filis!
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- Translation from French (Français) to Spanish (Español) copyright © 2020 by José Miguel Llata, (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 Anonymous/Unidentified Artist, XVIIIth century
This text was added to the website: 2020-10-05
Line count: 17
Word count: 79