by
Francis Jammes (1868 - 1938)
Au pied de mon lit, une Vierge négresse
Language: French (Français)
Au pied de mon lit, une Vierge négresse
fut mise par ma mère. Et j'aime cette Vierge
d'une religion un peu italienne.
Virgo Lauretana, debout dans un fond d'or,
qui me faites penser à mille fruits de mer
que l'on vend sur les quais où pas un souffle d'air
n'émeut les pavillons qui lourdement s'endorment,
Virgo Lauretana, vous savez qu'en ces heures
où je ne me sens pas digne d'être aimé d'elle
c'est vous dont le parfum me rafraîchit le cœur.
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Text Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Michel Bosc (b. 1963), "Au pied de mon lit", 1999 [ high voice, flute, and piano ], from Tristesses, no. 8 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Lili Boulanger (1893 - 1918), "Au pied de mon lit", 1914, published 1919 [ high voice and piano or orchestra ], from Clairières dans le ciel, no. 5, Ricordi [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Faith J. Cormier) , no title, copyright © 2003, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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At the foot of my bed my mother hung a...
Language: English after the French (Français)
At the foot of my bed my mother hung a Black Virgin.
And I love this Virgin
with an almost Italian devotion.
Virgo Lauretana, standing in a field of gold,
you make me think of a thousand crustaceans
for sale on wharves where not a breath of air
stirs the sleepy banners.
Virgo Lauretana, you know that in those hours
when I am not worthy to be loved by her,
your perfume refreshes my heart.
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Translation of title "Au pied de mon lit" = "At the foot of my bed"
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