THE LOCKSMITH,

The page contains seven lines of musical notation for a single vocal part. The music is written with a key signature of two flats, B-flat and E-flat. Syllabified lyrics are printed directly beneath the corresponding notes on each staff.

...age. The syllable "ge" completes a word from the previous page, likely "bocage" (grove) or "ramage" (birdsong). If their delightful harmony always charms your mistress original: "maîtresse"; in 18th century theater, this refers to a beloved sweetheart or lady-love., Julien, it is because my tenderness cherishes in them its own inclination.

The tender heart of your shepherdess original: "bergère"; a stylized character in pastoral plays representing rural innocence and romantic devotion. is incapable of changing; yes, Julien, you would be fickle, without leading me to seek revenge: but it saddens me even to think of it... The text ends mid-word with "son-", which likely completes as "songer," meaning to think or reflect upon something.

The Locksmith
Julien
mistress
tenderness
shepherdess
comic opera