Psyche
Psyche a piece written by Pierre Corneille, but music by Emile Paladilhe. This piece is based off the romantic Greek myth of cupid and Psyche. Basically Psyche was punished because she tried to reflect all the attention on he, taking that attention away from Venus. Cupids job was to make Psyche fall in love with someone ugly, but cupid falls in love with psyche instead.
French Text.
Je suis jaloux, Psyché, de toute la nature!
Les rayons du soleil vous baisent trop souvent,
Vos cheveux souffrent trop les caresses du vent,
Quand il les flatte, j’en murmure!
L’air même que vous respirez
Avec trop de plaisir passe sur votre bouche.
Votre habit de trop près vous touche!
Et sitôt que vous soupirez
Je ne sais quoi qui m’effarouche
Craint, parmi vos soupirs, des soupirs égarés!
English translation.
I am jealous, Psyche, of all nature!
The sun's rays kiss you too often,
your hair suffers too much from the wind's caresses.
As it strokes them, I grumble!
Even the air that you breathe
passes over your mouth with too much pleasure.
Your dress touches you too closely!
And as soon as you sigh
I know not what it is that startles me so
and fears, amidst your sighs, some sighs for another!