by Paul Jean Toulet (1867 - 1920)
Le temps irrévocable a fui. L'heure...
Language: French (Français)
Le temps irrévocable a fui. L'heure s'achève. Mais toi, quand tu reviens, et traverses mon rêve, Tes bras sont plus frais que le jour qui se lève, Tes yeux plus clairs. A travers le passé ma mémoire t'embrasse. Te voici. Tu descends en courant la terrasse Odorante, et tes faibles pas s'embarrassent Parmi les fleurs. Par un après-midi de l'automne, au mirage De ce tremble inconstant que varient les nuages, Ah ! verrai-je encor se farder ton visage D'ombre et de soleil ?
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Authorship:
- by Paul Jean Toulet (1867 - 1920), "Le tremble est blanc", written 1910, appears in Les Contrerimes, in Chansons, no. 2, Paris, Éd. Le Divan, first published 1921 [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 François Berthet (1873 - 1956), "Le tremble est blanc", op. 21 no. 2 [medium voice and piano], from Trois Contrerimes, no. 2, Paris, Éd. Rouart-Lerolle [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Louis Beydts (1896 - 1953), "Le temps irrévocable a fui", 1945, published 1946 [medium voice and piano or orchestra], from d’Ombre et de soleil, no. 7, Éd. Durand [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Jacques Leguerney (1906 - 1997), "Le tremble est blanc", 1943 [voice and piano], from Dix Poèmes de Paul-Jean Toulet, no. 9. [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
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This text was added to the website: 2011-06-03
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