by
Wilfred Owen (1893 - 1918)
Voices
Language: English
Available translation(s): FRE
Bugles sang, saddening the evening air;
And bugles answered, sorrowful to hear.
Voices of boys were by the river-side.
Sleep mothered them; and left the twilight sad.
The shadow of the morrow weighed on men.
Voices of old despondency resigned,
Bowed by the shadow of the morrow, slept.
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- by (Edward) Benjamin Britten (1913 - 1976), "Dies irae", op. 66 no. 2, published 1961 [soprano, tenor, baritone, satb chorus, boys' chorus, orchestra, chamber orchestra, organ], from War Requiem, no. 2..
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- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , title 1: "Voix", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2008-01-08
Line count: 7
Word count: 48
Voix
Language: French (Français)  after the English
Des clairons sonnèrent, affligeant l'air du soir ;
Et des clairons répondirent, tristes à entendre.
Il y avait des voix de garçons au bord de la rivière.
Le sommeil leur servit de mère, et laissa un triste crépuscule.
L'ombre du lendemain pesait sur les hommes.
Des voix d'un abattement résigné depuis longtemps,
Baissées par les ombres du lendemain, dormaient.
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Based on:
- a text in English by Wilfred Owen (1893 - 1918), "Voices", from Poems, first published 1931
This text was added to the website: 2015-03-21
Line count: 7
Word count: 59