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by Eugène Scribe (1791 - 1861)

Translation © by Andrew Schneider

Seul sur la terre

Language: French (Français)

Our translations: ENG

Seul sur la terre,
dans ma misère,
je n'ai plus rien!
Amour céleste,
qui seul me reste,
est mon soutien!

Oui, lui seul ranime mon âme;
dans le destin qui m'accable et m'abat,
il ne me reste rien que l'amour d'une femme,
(avec énergie)
et le coeur d'un soldat!

Text Authorship:

by Eugène Scribe (1791 - 1861) [author's text not yet checked 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 Gaetano Donizetti (1797 - 1848), "Seul sur la terre", 1843, first performed 1843, from opera Dom Sébastien, roi de Portugal [sung text not yet checked]

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

ENG English (Andrew Schneider) , "Alone on the earth", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2018-04-26
Line count: 11
Word count: 49

Alone on the earth

Language: English after the French (Français)

Alone on the earth,
I have nothing else 
in my wretchedness.
The love of heaven 
is my sole support,
all that remains to me.

Yes, it alone revives my soul
in my destiny that overwhelms and persecutes me;
there remains nothing to me
than the love of a woman,
(with energy)
and the heart of a soldier!

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a text in French (Français) by Eugène Scribe (1791 - 1861)
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This text was added to the website: 2018-06-06
Line count: 12
Word count: 57