Hidden in the denseness of a favorable thicket

Attention! Some of this material is not in the public domain.

It is illegal to copy and distribute our copyright-protected material without permission. It is also illegal to reprint copyright texts or translations without the name of the author or translator.

To inquire about permissions and rates, contact Emily Ezust at

If you wish to reprint translations, please make sure you include the names of the translators in your email. They are below each translation.

Note: You must use the copyright symbol © when you reprint copyright-protected material.

by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

Translation © by Garrett Medlock

Caché dans l'épaisseur d'un bosquet favorable

Language: French (Français)

Available translation(s): ENG

Récitatif
 Caché dans l’épaisseur d’un bosquet favorable,
 J’entrevis un spectacle aimable;
 Et j’adorai les Dieux Qui règnent sur nos sens;
 Mais Lisette au milieu de tant d’objets charmants,
 Me parut le plus adorable.

Air
 L’Amour n’a plus besoin de son carquois vainqueur:
 Quand il veut surprendre un coeur,
 De l’adorable Lisette,
 Il emprunte la musette.

 Qu’il vole en tous lieux sur ses pas,
 Il sera sûr de la victoire.
 Les talents unis aux appas
 Sont les vrais garants de sa gloire.

 Qu’il vole en tous lieux...

Authorship:

by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [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 Pierre de La Garde (1717 - 1792), "Caché dans l'épaisseur d'un bosquet favorable", 1758 [baritone and basso continuo], from the cantata La musette, no. 2, Paris: Durand [ sung text checked 1 time]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

ENG English (Garrett Medlock) , "Hidden in the denseness of a favorable thicket", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this text: Garrett Medlock [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2019-05-01
Line count: 16
Word count: 86

Hidden in the denseness of a favorable thicket

Language: English after the French (Français)

Recitative
 Hidden in the denseness of a favorable thicket,
 I glimpsed a lovely sight;
 And I worshipped the Gods who reign over our senses;
 But Lisette in the midst of so many charming things
 Appeared to me the most adorable.

Air
 Cupid no longer needs his triumphant quiver:
 When he wants to surprise a heart,
 He borrows the musette
 From the adorable Lisette.

 Let him fly everywhere in his steps,
 He will be sure of victory.
 Talent united with feminine charms
 Are the true [assurances] of his glory.

 Let him fly everywhere...

Translator's note for "musette": In the period, "musette" was used to refer either to the musette de cour, in the bagpipe family, or the oboe musette, a smaller oboe, and the text could refer to either one.

Authorship:

Translation from French (Français) to English copyright © 2019 by Garrett Medlock, (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.
Contact:

Based on:

a text in French (Français) by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist

This text was added to the website: 2019-05-01
Line count: 16
Word count: 92