“Le Beau Galant (The Handsome Gentleman)”

Description

French. A girl's lover sails to the Indies and returns to find her in a convent. He cries at the door. If I stay, she says, it is your fault. He offers her a gold ring as a remembrance. When he puts the ring on her finger, he falls dead. She mourns.

Cross references

• cf. "Belle Est Morte Entre les Bras de Son Amant, La (The Beautiful Woman Died in her Lover's Arms)" (theme)

References

1. Peacock, pp. 662-663, "Le Beau Galant" (1 text, 1 tune)
2. BI, Pea662