by Jean-François Sarasin (1614 - 1654)
Les trois présents
Language: French (Français)
Our translations: ENG
Je vous donne, avec grand plaisir, De trois présents un à choisir. La belle, c'est à vous de prendre Celui des trois qui plus vous duit. Les voici, sans vous faire attendre : Bonjour, bonsoir et bonne nuit.
Text Authorship:
- by Jean-François Sarasin (1614 - 1654) ( 17th century ) [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 Germaine Tailleferre (1892 - 1983), "Les trois présents", op. 41 no. 6 (1929) [voice and piano], from Six chansons françaises, no. 6. [ sung text verified 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Peter Low) , "The three presents", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2017-06-02
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