Les yeux clos
Language: French (Français)
Quand tes yeux clos ne verront plus Les lieux charmeurs où nous aimâmes, J'aurai des sanglots plein mon âme, Quand tes yeux clos ne verront plus. Sous le poids lourd des destinées, Courbant un front qui se souvient, Ton souvenir restera mien, Dans le tourbillon des années. Quand tes yeux clos ne verront plus Les fleurs qui s'ouvraient pour te plaire, J'en couvrirai ta tombe chère, Quand tes yeux clos ne verront plus !
Note: beware - "poids" (line 5) is misspelled as "pied" in various places online and in at least one print source.
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 Jules Massenet (1842 - 1912), "Les yeux clos", 1905, published 1905. [voice, cello, and piano] [ sung text verified 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Peter Low) , title 1: "Closed eyes", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , title 1: "Gebrochene Augen", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Peter Low [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2011-02-01
Line count: 12
Word count: 73