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possibly by Alexandre de Laborde, Comte (1773 - 1842) and possibly by Henri de Bourbon, Henri IV (1553 - 1610), as Henri IV, roi de France et de Navarre

Je n'aimerai jamais
Language: French (Français) 
« Je n'aimerai jamais, » 
  Disait une jeune bergère.
« Ce sont des vains projets, » 
  Lui reprit on, « ma chere ; -- 
      Ni jamais, ni toujours, 
      N'est la devise des amours. » 

« Moi, je vous aimer, » 
  Dit son berger fidele, 
« Toujours ; et vous jurer » -- 
  « Ne jurez point !» dit elle ; 
      « Ni jamais, ni toujours,
      N'est la devise des amours. » 

Helas ! en moins d'un an
  La belle fut sensible,
L'amant fut inconstant ;
  La chose est bien possible : --
      Ni jamais, ni toujours,
      N'est la devise des amours.

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Text Authorship:

  • possibly by Alexandre de Laborde, Comte (1773 - 1842) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
  • possibly by Henri de Bourbon, Henri IV (1553 - 1610), as Henri IV, roi de France et de Navarre [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 Francisque Darcieux (1880 - 1951), "Ni jamais ni toujours", published [1933] [ high voice and piano ], Éd. J. Hamelle [sung text not yet checked]
  • by ? Delieu, Mlle. , "Ni jamais, ni toujours", subtitle: "Nocturne à deux voix" [ vocal duet with piano ], Éd. Durand, Schoenewerck & Cie., ancienne maison G. Flaxland [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Edmée Sophie Garre (1775 - 1819), as Sophie Gail, "Nocturne" [ vocal duet with piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Georg Gerson (1790 - 1825), "Ni jamais, ni toujours", subtitle: "Romance", published 1822 [ medium voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2023-06-27
Line count: 18
Word count: 92

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