

The Parisian publisher Christophe Ballard has printed a set of love songs (tender tunes) for one, two or three voices. These two songs (1711), for 3 mixed voices, have all the characteristics of French baroque expression and writing: harmony, melodic lines, support ...
The language of this era is rich, evocative and in its elegant way, although today it seems very mannered. Mythological references and the idealization of nature are also very common in Baroque songs.
Ah! How sweet it is to see what we love,
At the very time that we lose all hope
Never see him again! When pleasure follows extreme pain,
It is a happiness which one cannot conceive.
Tircis said the other day
By caressing her shepherdess:
Spring is back
And you are no longer severe.
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