17. Cherchons à satisfaire les plus doux de nos vœux

From Céphale et Procris, IEJ 1, Prologue
Composer
Elisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre
Key
B flat major
Meter
3/4
Length
68 measures

French text

English translation

Chœur

Chœur

Cherchons à satisfaire
Let us seek to satisfy
Les plus doux de nos vœeux,
Our most tender desires,
Prétendons-lui nos concerts et nos jeux.
Let us offer him our concerts and our games.
Heureux, si nous pouvons lui plaire,
Happy we if we can please him,
Prétendons-lui nos concerts et nos jeux.
Let us offer him our concerts and our games.
 

About the text

  • Author: Joseph-François Duché de Vancy

Instrumentation

  • Violons + Hautbois
  • Violons + Hautbois
  • Soprano
  • Basse
  • Basse continue

Notes

“Jacquet de La Guerre’s original score was most likely written in five parts, after the tradition established by Lully. As only Ballard’s partition reduite survives, however, only the upper two instrumental parts and the basse continue are extant.” IMSLP

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