by Philippe Quinault (1635 - 1688)
Nocturne
Language: French (Français)
Available translation(s): ENG
O Nuit! que j'aime ton mystère, Quand tu répands sur nous ton ombre et ta fraîcheur! Dans tes bras s'endort la douleur, C'est le calme des cieux qui descend sur la terre. Un Dieu, sous l'abri de tes voiles, Vient nous soumettre tous à ses égales lois. Il prête aux bergers comme au rois L'azur de ton manteau tout parsemé d'étoiles. O Nuit!
Authorship:
- by Philippe Quinault (1635 - 1688), probably from an opera libretto written for Lully  [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 Charles Camille Saint-Saëns (1835 - 1921), "Nocturne", 1900, published 1900 [ high voice and piano ], Éd. Durand [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Nocturne", copyright © 2016
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