by Jean-Marc Bourgery (1797 - 1849)
Canon libre à la quinte
Language: French (Français)
Available translation(s): ENG
La nuit de son voile épais Vient de couvrir la prairie Déjá son ombre noircie Nous dérobe les foréts. Tout a fui loin du bocage; Le doux souffle du zéphir Agite seul le feuillage. La cloche du voisinage Sonne l'instant du plaisir. Brülant d'amour, d'espérance, Sans redouter les jaloux, Le berger vole en silence A l'arbre du rendez-vous. Phoebé, reine du mystère, Cache ta pále lumiére, Redouble ton obscurité! D'amour protège l'empire Il reste trop de clarté Pour s'aimer et se le dire.
Authorship:
- by Jean-Marc Bourgery (1797 - 1849) [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 Hector Berlioz (1803 - 1869), "Canon libre à la quinte", 1822, published 1823 [vocal duet for soprano and mezzo-soprano or bass with piano], Boieldieu jeune [ sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Garrett Medlock) , "Free canon at the fifth", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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