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Mais non, mieux vaut rester ici Et conserver l'illusion charmante, la nuit s'en vient avec sa mante Toute brodée d'étoiles d'or ; Le ciel violacé s'obscurcit, Et la ville, au bord de l'eau qui chante, Mystérieusement s'endort. Et moi aussi, ce soir d'automne, J'écouterai dans mon sommeil, Par la croisée la vieille mer Et sa berceuse monotone Tout bas jouée par d'invisibles instruments, Et le merveilleux mensonge inventé Par l'enchanteur de cette heure brève Me sera sans doute plus cher demain encore, Car le songe est plus beau que la réalité, Car les plus beaux pays sont ceux que l'on ignore, Et le plus beau voyage est celui fait en rêve.
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Text Authorship:
- by Arthur Justin Léon Leclère (1874 - 1966), as Tristan Klingsor, "Le voyage", appears in Schéhérazade, Paris, Éd. du Mercure de France, first published 1903 [author's text not yet checked 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 Charles Koechlin (1867 - 1950), "Le voyage", op. 84 no. 2 (1922-1923) [ soprano or mezzo-soprano and piano ], from Huit Mélodies sur des poésies de T. Klingsor (Shéhérazade) (2d recueil), no. 2, (pour faire suite à "Asie" de Ravel) [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Peter Low) , "Travel", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2013-06-03
Line count: 18
Word count: 110
But no, it's better to stay here and not lose the charming illusion; here is night coming with her great cape all embroidered with golden stars; the purple sky is darkening, and the town, beside the singing waters, is mysteriously falling asleep. And I too, this autumn evening, will listen in my sleep as the ocean outside the window plays her monotonous lullaby very softly on invisible instruments; and the marvellous lie invented by the enchanter of this brief hour will doubtless tomorrow be even more cherished, for dreaming is more beautiful than reality, the loveliest countries are those you do not know, and the loveliest trip is the one you make in dream.
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Based on:
- a text in French (Français) by Arthur Justin Léon Leclère (1874 - 1966), as Tristan Klingsor, "Le voyage", appears in Schéhérazade, Paris, Éd. du Mercure de France, first published 1903
This text was added to the website: 2016-02-15
Line count: 18
Word count: 114