redonnez-la-moi = rendez-la-moi

3. La Musicienne. The original édition had “Musicien,” but the score shows that the soloist was a woman, Mlle. Hilaire du Puy (1625- 1709), aunt of the composer Lulli. She was dressed as a youth, the écolier.

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NOTES

4. Je languis, etc. A quatrain in the style of the society verse of the day, Iris being one of the conventional names in this kind of poetry. Compare with the “ Dialogue en Musique,” page 9.