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by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Translation Singable translation by (Paul) Jules Barbier (1825 - 1901)

Prière d'Abraham
Language: French (Français)  after the English 
Donc Abraham, debout près du tombeau, leur fit
Cette prière, et dit:
O fils de Zohar, à ma prière
Laisse-toi fléchir ... exauce-moi !
Accorde-moi pour elle un peu de terre !
Voilà ce qu'Abraham attend de toi !
Oh ! laisse, laisse-moi l'y déposer,
Celle que j'ai chérie,
Sous mes pleurs, sous mon baiser !
Ma pauvre morte, ma seule amie,
Avant que l'aile de la Mort ne l'ait flétrie !
Fais plus encor ! ... moi même je réclame
Ma place pour veiller sur elle, ma femme ! ...
C'est à la mort que je la confie
Jusqu'au grand jour de l'éternelle vie !
A la mort mon cœur la confie
Jusqu'au grand jour
De l'éternel amour !

Text Authorship:

  • Singable translation by (Paul) Jules Barbier (1825 - 1901) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

Based on:

  • a text in English by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist  [text unavailable]
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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), "Prière d'Abraham", CG. 325 (1872) [ voice and piano or orchestra ], also set in English [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this page: Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website: 2020-05-30
Line count: 18
Word count: 107

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