by Henri Cazalis (1840 - 1909), as Jean Lahor
Près de la mer
Language: French (Français)
Our translations: ENG
Écoûte la chanson des flots, Leurs rires, leurs cris, leurs sanglots. En chantant, ils rongent dans l'ombre Les os blanchis de morts sans nombre. Rires confus, cris ou sanglots, Entends-tu la chanson des flots ? Joyeuse, plaintive, ironique, Elle est si vague, leur musique ! Rires confus, cris ou sanglots, Écoute la chanson des flots. La nuit vient : les cieux et la terre Sont tout effrayants de mystère. Entends-tu la chanson des flots, Leurs rires, leurs cris, leurs sanglots? Nous contemplons la mer immense : — Où va notre amour qui commence?
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Confirmed with L'Illusion, third edition, Paris, Alphonse Lemerre, 1893, pages 24-25.
Text Authorship:
- by Henri Cazalis (1840 - 1909), as Jean Lahor, "Près de la mer", written 1875, appears in L'Illusion, in 1. Chants de l'Amour et de la Mort, first published 1875 [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 Joseph Béesau (1871 - 1940), "Près de la mer", published 1920 [ high voice and piano ], from Vingt mélodies, no. 2, Paris, Senart [sung text not yet checked]
- by François Berthet (1873 - 1956), "Près de la mer", op. 3 no. 2 [ medium voice and piano ], Paris, Éd. Joanin & Cie [sung text not yet checked]
- by François Berthet (1873 - 1956), "Près de la mer", op. 3 no. 2 [ medium voice and piano ], Paris, Éd. Joanin & Cie [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ernest Bloch (1880 - 1959), "Près de la mer", 1898 [ medium voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Irène Fuerison (1875 - 1931), "Près de la mer", op. 57 (1919) [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Lucien Lambotte (1888 - 1969), "Près de la mer", published 1935 [ voice and piano ], from Six Mélodies sur des poèmes de Jean Lahor, no. 1, Paris, Éd. Alphonse Leduc [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Peter Low) , "Beside the Sea", copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
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Word count: 90