from Act I of the German opera
Bastien und Bastienne by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Libretto: Friedrich Wilhelm
Role: Bastienne, a shepherdess, in love with Bastien
Voice Part: soprano Fach: soubrette
Setting: A village, next to Colas's house
Synopsis: When told by Colas that flattery and gifts can return Bastien to her heart, Bastienne sings that she has offered him everything and that he has no reason to leave her.