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by Charles Hubert Millevoye (1782 - 1816)

Fleur mourante et solitaire
Language: French (Français) 
Fleur mourante et solitaire, 
Qui fus l'honneur du vallon, 
Tes débris jonchent la terre 
Dispersés par l'aquilon. 

La même faulx nous moissonne, 
Nous cédons au même Dieu : 
Une feuille t'abandonne,
Un plaisir nous dit adieu.  

Chaque jour le temps nous vole 
Un goût, une passion ; 
Et chaque instant qui s'envole 
Emporte une illusion.

L'homme, perdant sa chimère, 
Se demande avec douleur 
Quelle est la plus éphémère  
De la vie ou de la fleur.

Available sung texts:   ← What is this?

•   S. Fróes 

About the headline (FAQ)

Confirmed with Charles Hubert Millevoye, Belzunce: Poèmes, suivis d'autres poèsies, Second edition, Paris, Giguet et Michaud, 1809, page 159.


Text Authorship:

  • by Charles Hubert Millevoye (1782 - 1816), "La fleur -- Stances", appears in Belzunce: Poèmes, suivis d'autres poèsies [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 Sílvio Deolindo Fróes (1864 - 1948), "Fleur mourante", op. 2 [ voice and piano ], note: the song has also been orchestrated by André Dulaurens [sung text checked 1 time]

Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:

  • Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by (Johann Christoph) Friedrich Haug (1761 - 1829) , "Die Blume" [an adaptation] ; composed by Johann Andreas Amon, Carl Maria von Weber.
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Researcher for this page: Melanie Trumbull

This text was added to the website: 2016-01-10
Line count: 16
Word count: 73

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