by Ioannes Papadiamantopoulos (1856 - 1910), as Jean Moréas
Avril sourit, déjà plus douces me...
Language: French (Français)
Avril sourit, déjà plus douces me retiennent Les rudes mailles du destin, Et de riants pensers à présent me reviennent Comme les feuilles au jardin. Eh quoi ! Ce peu de miel dans la dernière goutte Me serait-il enfin permis, Ô sombre vie ? Hélas ! si c’est la peine toute, Sommes-nous pas de vieux amis ?
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Text Authorship:
- by Ioannes Papadiamantopoulos (1856 - 1910), as Jean Moréas, no title, written 1899-1901, appears in Les Stances, in 2. Stances, deuxième livre, no. 12, Paris, Éd. de La Plume, first published 1901 [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 Pierre (Onfroy) de Bréville (1861 - 1949), "Avril sourit", 1928, published 1928 [ high voice and piano ], from Sonatines vocales sur des poèmes de Jean Moréas - 1. Printemps, no. 1, Paris, Éd. Rouart, Lerolle [sung text not yet checked]
- by Philippe Gaubert (1879 - 1941), "Avril sourit", published 1929 [ high voice and piano ], from Les stances, no. 6, Éd. 'Au Ménestrel' Heugel [sung text not yet checked]
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