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* [http://www.la-fontaine-ch-thierry.net/bergmer.htm Le Berger et la Mer] |
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* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfTk5o8ff20 Le Berger et la Mer (La Fontaine)] by Jacques Offenbach ([[:fr:Bruno Laplante|Bruno Laplante]], baritone, and [[:fr:Marc Durand (pianiste)|Marc Durand]], piano) |
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfTk5o8ff20 Le Berger et la Mer (La Fontaine)] by Jacques Offenbach ([[:fr:Bruno Laplante|Bruno Laplante]], baritone, and [[:fr:Marc Durand (pianiste)|Marc Durand]], piano) |
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Latest revision as of 18:10, 29 October 2025
Le Berger et la Mer (The Shepherd and the Sea) is the second fable in Book IV of Jean de La Fontaine, included in the first collection of La Fontaine’s Fables,[1] first published in 1668.
A shepherd lives contentedly with his small, secure possessions, but the temptation of wealth leads him to sell his flock and risk his money. The money is lost in a shipwreck, and he returns to his modest herd. The fable teaches that a small, secure fortune is more valuable than uncertain riches, and that one should be satisfied with their station in life.
The fable culminates in the lines:
- La mer promet monts et merveilles:
- Fiez-vous y, les vents et les voleurs viendront.
English:
- The sea promises mountains and marvels;
- Trust it, and the winds and thieves will come.
Le Berger et la Mer is one of the six fables of La Fontaine that were set to music by Jacques Offenbach (for piano and voice).[2]
