by Urbain Roucoux (1845 - 1901), as Paul Burani and by Emile de Najac (1828 - 1889)
Chanson de l'alouette
Language: French (Français)
Hélas, à l'esclavage Vous qui montrez l'essor Daignez attendre encor L'alouette est sauvage. Il faut l'apprivoiser Aux libertés nouvelles Où son coeur va puiser Car ta flamme, baiser, Pourrait brûler ses ailes. Pourtant je les souhaite Et l'essor et l'air pur Qui rempliront d'azur Le coeur de l'alouette Bientôt viendra l'éveil Des aurores nouvelles Dans le ciel plus vermeil Vers ta flamme, soleil, Elle ouvrira ses ailes.
Text Authorship:
- by Urbain Roucoux (1845 - 1901), as Paul Burani, written 1887 [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Emile de Najac (1828 - 1889), written 1887 [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 Emmanuel Chabrier (1841 - 1894), "Chanson de l'alouette", subtitle: "Romance de Minka", 1887 [soprano and piano or orchestra], from the opera Le roi malgré lui, no. 4. [ sung text not verified ]
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This text was added to the website: 2018-02-16
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Word count: 67