by François de Maynard (1582? - 1646)
Plaintes d'Orphée
Language: French (Français)
Solitaires déserts qui me fûtes si doux, Ô que le déplaisir de m'éloigner de vous Est plein de violence ! Vous ne me verrez plus, assis dessus les bords De vos ruisseaux d'argent, rompre votre silence Par mes divins accords.
Text Authorship:
- by François de Maynard (1582? - 1646), "Plaintes d'Orphée", written 1630, first published 1646 [author's text checked 1 time 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 Jacques Leguerney (1906 - 1997), "Plaintes d'Orphée", 1948-9, published 1951, first performed 1950 [baritone or bass and piano], from Sept Poèmes de François Maynard, no. 1, Paris, Mondia (distributed by Salabert) [text verified 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2013-05-25
Line count: 6
Word count: 39