The pyre | Along the lost paths harvesting dead wood

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by Armand Silvestre (1837 - 1901)

Translation © by Laura Prichard

Le bûcher

Language: French (Français)

Our translations: ENG

Dans les sentiers perdus moissonant les bois morts,
Le Temps a traversé la forêt de mon âme,
Entassant et foulant souvenirs et remords,
En un sombre bûcher d'où jaillira la flamme.

Ô mes folles amours ! Démons ! Cœurs inhumains !
Accourez et dansez ! C'est mon âme qui brûle !
-- Je m'en retourne aux cieux comme le grand Hercule.
Sur les ailes du feu qu'ont allumé vos mains !

Text Authorship:

by Armand Silvestre (1837 - 1901), "Le bûcher", appears in La vie, in 2. La vie des choses : Tableaux et paysages [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

by Alexis de Castillon (1838 - 1873), "Le bûcher", op. 8 no. 1 (1868), published 1869 [medium voice and piano or orchestra], from Six poésies d'Armand Silvestre, no. 1, Éd. Heugel [ sung text verified 1 time]

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

ENG English (Laura Prichard) , "The pyre", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Word count: 64

The pyre

Language: English after the French (Français)

Along the lost paths harvesting dead wood,
Time has traversed the forest of my soul,
Piling up and crushing memories and remorseful thoughts,
Into a sombre pyre from whence will gush flames.

Oh, my foolish loves! Demons! Inhuman hearts!
Rush forward and dance! It's my soul that's burning!
-- I'm returning to the heavens like the great Hercules
On wings of fire which have been lit by your hands!

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Translation from French (Français) to English copyright © 2018 by Laura Prichard, (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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a text in French (Français) by Armand Silvestre (1837 - 1901), "Le bûcher", appears in La vie, in 2. La vie des choses : Tableaux et paysages
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This text was added to the website: 2018-01-08
Line count: 8
Word count: 68