by Michel Eyquem de Montaigne (1533 - 1592)
Translation by Johann Daniel Titius, né Johann Dietz (1729 - 1796)
Couleuvre, arreste toy; arreste toy,...
Language: French (Français)  after the Unknown Language
Couleuvre, arreste toy; arreste toy, couleuvre, afin que ma soeur tire sur le patron de ta peinture la façon et l'ouvrage d'un riche cordon que je puisse donner à m'amie: ainsi soit en tout temps ta beauté et ta disposition preferée à tous les autres serpens.
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Note: this is provided in the essay as an example of a love song from the area of South America where Villegaignon landed (now Brazil).
Authorship:
- by Michel Eyquem de Montaigne (1533 - 1592), no title, appears in Essais, in Des Cannibales [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Unknown Language by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist [text unavailable]
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 Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832) , "Liebeslied eines Amerikanischen Wilden", second version [an adaptation] FRE ; composed by Max Brod.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- GER German (Deutsch) (Johann Daniel Titius, né Johann Dietz) , no title, a prose translation
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2013-09-29
Line count: 5
Word count: 46
Schlange, warte, warte, Schlange
Language: German (Deutsch)  after the French (Français)
Schlange, warte, warte, Schlange, damit mir meine Schwester nach der Zeichnung deiner Haut ein schönes Band für meine Liebste machen kann. So mag deine Schönheit und deine Bildung der Schönheit aller anderen Schlangen vorgezogen werden!
About the headline (FAQ)
Authorship:
- by Johann Daniel Titius, né Johann Dietz (1729 - 1796), no title, a prose translation [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in French (Français) by Michel Eyquem de Montaigne (1533 - 1592), no title, appears in Essais, in Des Cannibales
Based on:
- a text in Unknown Language by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist [text unavailable]
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 ]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2013-09-29
Line count: 5
Word count: 35