by Charles Gounod (1818 - 1893)
Jérusalem
Language: French (Français)
Available translation(s): ENG
Ses tribus plaintives, A tes temples saints ne viennent plus chanter leurs cantiques! Ses remparts ne sont que décombres! Ses lévites tremblent, gémissent! Sur les fronts vierges plus de fleurs! Son âme le plonge Dans la douleur sans fin; De la tristesse le poids l'oppresse! Les larmes brûlent ses yeux! Jérusalem! Reviens, reviens vers le Seigneur Dieu! Entends un Dieu sauveur! Tends-lui le bras, rends-lui ton coeur!
Authorship:
- by Charles Gounod (1818 - 1893) [author's text checked 1 time 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 Charles Gounod (1818 - 1893), "Jérusalem", CG 40a (1871), published 1874 [ voice and piano or orchestra ], from cantata Gallia, Éd. Choudens [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Faith J. Cormier) , "Jerusalem", copyright © 2003, (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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Word count: 67