The offering | To the god of Love, a virgin

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by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

Translation © by Simon Chalifoux

L'offrande

Language: French (Français)

Our translations: ENG GER

Au dieu d'Amour une pucelle
Offrit un jour une chandelle,
Pour en obtenir un amant.
Le dieu sourit de sa demande
Et lui dit: Belle en attendant
Servez-vous toujours de l'offrande.

Text Authorship:

by Anonymous / Unidentified Author ( 18th 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 Francis Poulenc (1899 - 1963), "L'offrande", FP 42 no. 6 (1925-1926), published 1926 [ baritone and piano ], from Chansons gaillardes, no. 6, Éd. Heugel [sung text checked 1 time]

Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:

Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Bertram Kottmann , "Die Opfergabe", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission ; composed by Gary Bachlund.

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

ENG English (Simon Chalifoux) , "The offering", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
GER German (Deutsch) (Sonja Lohmiller) , "Die Opfergabe", copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Matthias Fletzberger

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 6
Word count: 31

The offering

Language: English after the French (Français)

To the god of Love, a virgin
One day offered a candle
Hoping to obtain a lover.
The god heard the request,
And replied, "Beauty, while waiting,
Make good use of this offering."

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Translation from French (Français) to English copyright © 2013 by Simon Chalifoux, (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.
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Based on:

a text in French (Français) by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist
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This text was added to the website: 2013-09-26
Line count: 6
Word count: 33