Un pauvre cavalier, par la plaine, Que le soleil brûlant enveloppe, Un pauvre cavalier par la plaine Galope, galope, galope ... Sa cocarde tombe et son épée, Noircie et dégainée cabriole, Sa cocarde tombe et son épée Danse, danse la farandole. Il traverse les landes désertes, Il perd son sang, son sang et sa vie, Il traverse les landes désertes Pour voir son père et sa patrie. Près de l'arbre aux rameaux d'émeraude Son cheval tombe à bout de courage ... Près de l'arbre aux rameaux d'émeraude Le cavalier trouve l'ombrage. Et sous la touffe aux fleurs repoussées Il sourit aux malheurs de naguère Et sous la touffe aux fleurs repoussées Il s'endort au cou de son père.
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Authorship:
- by José de Freitas Valle (1870 - 1958), as Jacques D'Avray [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 Alberto Nepomuceno (1864 - 1920), "Le Cavalier", 1916-1917 [ voice and piano ], from La miracle de la semence, no. 3, Rio de Janeiro: Sampaio Araújo [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Johann Winkler
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