Des brillans atours qu'il invante Le luxe couvre la beauté ; Mais Fanchon, pour être charmante, Doit garder sa simplicité. Des dons que lui fit la nature L'art encor n'a rien outragé : Combien de femmes pour parure Voudraient avoir son négligé !
Confirmed with Fanchon la Vielleuse, Comédie en Trois Actes, Mêlée de Vaudevilles, by MM. J. N. Bouilly et Joseph Pain. À Paris, Chez Barba, Libraire. 1803, page 30.
Text Authorship:
- by Jean-Nicolas Bouilly (1763 - 1842), "Air nouveau de Doche", appears in Fanchon la Vielleuse, first published 1803 [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):
- [ None yet in the database ]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by August von Kotzebue (1761 - 1819) , no title, appears in Fanchon das Leyermädchen - Vaudeville in drei Acten ; composed by Friedrich Heinrich Himmel.
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2015-01-06
Line count: 8
Word count: 41
Womit sich andre täuschend schmücken, Vergebens buhlt die Kunst um sie; Fanchon bedarf, um zu entzücken, Nur was Natur ihr lieh. Auch bey des Mangels hartem Drucke, Blieb ihre Seele rein wie Schnee. Wie manche wünscht zu ihrem Schmucke Sich Fanchons Negligee!
About the headline (FAQ)
Text Authorship:
- by August von Kotzebue (1761 - 1819), no title, appears in Fanchon das Leyermädchen - Vaudeville in drei Acten [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in French (Français) by Jean-Nicolas Bouilly (1763 - 1842), "Air nouveau de Doche", appears in Fanchon la Vielleuse, first published 1803
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Friedrich Heinrich Himmel (1765 - 1814), "Eduard", c1805. [text not verified]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2011-11-06
Line count: 8
Word count: 11