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Dors, ma fleur, mon fils chéri; pendant que je balancerai ton berceau, je vais te dire le conte de ta vie. Je commence par te prévenir que tu es un Hébreu, Que tu as Israël pour nom et que c'est là ton titre de noblesse. Ô mon chéri, quand tu seras avec des gens étrangers à ton peuple, ne sois pas honteux devant leurs insultes mais responds-leur bien haut. Oh! je te prie, sois sans peur aucune, dis leur: "Ne suis-je pas le descendant des saints, fils du peuple eternal?" Fils du peuple éternellement persécuté malheureux comme point d'autre, glorieux quand même, car il dure, et cela depuis des siècles et cela pour toujours. Ne désespère point, mon fils chéri parceque ton peuple est en exil. Crois plutôt que le soleil de la justice un jour brillera sur nous. Souviens-toi sans cesse que nous avons un pays, là-bas, très loin, que c'est vers lui que l'âme de tout juif aspire avec ardeur. Sur ses monts, dans ses champs délicieux tu deviendras ce que tu voudras: vigneron, berger, planteur, jardinier, tu vivras paisible.... Dors ma fleur, mon fils chéri.
Authorship:
- by Darius Milhaud (1892 - 1974)
Based on:
- a text in Hebrew (עברית) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) [text unavailable]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Darius Milhaud (1892 - 1974), "Chant de nourrice", op. 34 no. 1 (1916), published 1920 [ medium voice and piano ], from Poèmes Juifs, no. 1, Paris, Éd. Demets (Max Eschig) [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Faith J. Cormier) , "Song of the Nurse", copyright © 2002, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 29
Word count: 188
Sleep, my flower, my dear son. While I rock your cradle, I will tell you the story of your life. I will start by saying that you are a Hebrew, that your name is Israel, and that this is your title of nobility. Darling, when you are with those who do not know your people, do not be ashamed before their insults, but answer them aloud. I pray you, be fearless. Say, "Am I not descended from the holy ones, the son of the eternal people?", the son of the eternally persecuted people, unhappy like no other but still glorious, for it has endured for centuries and will endure forever. Do not despair, my darling son, because your people is in exile. Rather, believe that the sun of justice will shine on us one day. Never forget that we have a country, very far away, and that calls out to the soul of all Jews. On its mountains, in its delicious fields, you will become whatever you want to be: vinedresser, shepherd, planter, gardener, you will live in peace... Sleep, my flower, my dear son.
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Based on:
- a text in French (Français) by Darius Milhaud (1892 - 1974)
Based on:
- a text in Hebrew (עברית) from Volkslieder (Folksongs) [text unavailable]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 29
Word count: 186