The song of the mermaids | In the wind and in the waves

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by René Morax (1873 - 1963)

Translation © by Peter Low

Chanson des Sirènes

Language: French (Français) after the Danish (Dansk)

Our translations: ENG

Dans le vent et dans le flot
dissous toi fragile écume
Dissous toi dans un sanglot
pauvre cœur rempli d'amertume

Prends ton vol dans le ciel bleu
vois la mort n'est pas cruelle.
Tu auras la paix de Dieu
viens à nous âme immortelle...

Text Authorship:

by René Morax (1873 - 1963) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

Based on:

a text in Danish (Dansk) by Hans Christian Andersen (1805 - 1875), from "La petite sirène" [text unavailable]
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

by Arthur Honegger (1892 - 1955), "Chanson des Sirènes", H. 63 no. 1 (1926), published 1927 [soprano, flute, string quartet or voice and piano], from Trois Chansons de la Petite Sirène, no. 1. [ sung text verified 1 time]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

ENG English (Peter Low) , "The song of the mermaids", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2003-11-15
Line count: 8
Word count: 44

The song of the mermaids

Language: English after the French (Français)

In the wind and in the waves,
dissolve, oh fragile foam.
Dissolve into a teardrop,
poor heart filled with bitterness
 
Take flight into the blue sky.
See - death is not cruel.
God's peace will be yours,
come to us, immortal soul.

Text Authorship:

Translation from French (Français) to English copyright © 2017 by Peter Low, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:

a text in French (Français) by René Morax (1873 - 1963)
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Based on:

a text in Danish (Dansk) by Hans Christian Andersen (1805 - 1875), from "La petite sirène" [text unavailable]
- Go to the text page.

This text was added to the website: 2017-08-11
Line count: 8
Word count: 41