sometimes misattributed to Philippe Néricault Destouches (1680 - 1754) and by Antoine Houdar de La Motte (1672 - 1731)
Ici les tendres oiseaux
Language: French (Français)
Ici les tendres oiseaux Goûtent cent douceurs secrètes, Et l'on entend ces côteaux Retentir des chansonnettes Qu'ils apprennent aux échos. Sur ce gazon les ruisseaux, Murmurent leurs amourettes, Et l'on voit jusqu'aux ormeaux, Pour embrasser les fleurettes, Pencher leurs jeunes rameaux.
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Text Authorship:
- sometimes misattributed to Philippe Néricault Destouches (1680 - 1754)
- by Antoine Houdar de La Motte (1672 - 1731) [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 André Cardinal Destouches (c1672 - 1749), "Ici les tendres oiseaux", published 1697, from opera Issé, pastorale héroïque, Paris, Éd. Christophe Ballard [sung text not yet checked]
- by Charles Camille Saint-Saëns (1835 - 1921), "Pastorale", subtitle: "Duettino", 1855, published 1856 [ vocal duet with piano ], Éd. Richault [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Allen Shearer) , "Pastorale", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- GER German (Deutsch) (Elaine Marie Ortiz-Arandes) , "Die Pastorale ", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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