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Dans un [bois]1 solitaire et sombre Je me promenais l'autr' jour, Un enfant y dormait à l'ombre, C'était le redoutable Amour. J'approche, sa beauté me flatte, Mais je devais m'en défier ; Il avait les traits d'une ingrate, Que j'avais juré d'oublier. Il avait la bouche vermeille, Le teint aussi frais que le sien, Un soupir m'échappe, il s'éveille ; L'Amour se réveille de rien. Aussitôt déployant ses aîles Et saisissant son arc vengeur, L'une de ses flêches, cruelles En partant, il me blesse au cœur. Va ! va, dit-il, aux pieds de Sylvie, De nouveau languir et brûler ! Tu l'aimeras toute la vie, Pour avoir osé m'éveiller.
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View original text (without footnotes)1 Weckerlin: "lieu"; further changes may exist not shown above.
Text Authorship:
- by Antoine Houdar de La Motte (1672 - 1731), "L'Amour se réveille de rien" [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 François de Lacodre (1757 - 1834), as Blin, "Dans un bois solitaire et sombre" [ medium voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791), "Dans un bois", K. 308 (1778) [ soprano and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Jean-Baptiste Théodore Weckerlin (1821 - 1910), "L'Amour" [ voice and piano ], Éd. 'Au Ménestrel' Heugel [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CHI Chinese (中文) (Dan Shen) , "在树林里", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) [singable] (Lau Kanen) , "In een bos", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "In a forest", copyright ©
- GER German (Deutsch) (Walter Riemer) , "In einen einsamen, düsteren Wald", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- GER German (Deutsch) [singable] (Daniel Jäger) , "Einsam ging ich jüngst im Haine"
- GRE Greek (Ελληνικά) [singable] (Christakis Poumbouris) , "Σε δάσος μοναχικό και σκοτεινό", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "In un bosco", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- SPA Spanish (Español) (Pilar Lirio) , "En un bosque", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- SPA Spanish (Español) (Elisa Rapado) , "En un bosque solitario", copyright © 2007, (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.
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In un bosco oscuro e solitario l'altro giorno stavo a passeggiare: un bambino riposava all'ombra, era il temibile Amore. Mi faccio vicino, la sua bellezza mi attira, ma avrei dovuto diffidare, perché vi ravvisai i tratti di un'ingrata che avevo giurato di dimenticare. Aveva la bocca d'un rosso vermiglio, e come il suo era fresco il colorito, un sospiro mi sfugge, lui si desta; per un nonnulla Amore viene destato. E tosto dispiegando le sue ali, e agguantando il suo arco vendicatore, va via e, con una freccia crudele, mi ferisce dritto nel cuore. Vai! Mi dice, va' ai piedi di Silvia, e ritorna a languire e a bruciare, per tutta la vita tu l'amerai, perché Amore hai osato destare.
Text Authorship:
- Translation from French (Français) to Italian (Italiano) copyright © 2010 by Ferdinando Albeggiani, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:
- a text in French (Français) by Antoine Houdar de La Motte (1672 - 1731), "L'Amour se réveille de rien"
This text was added to the website: 2010-03-09
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Word count: 120