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When I was young my heart and head were light, And I was gay and feckless as a colt Out in the fields, with morning in the may, Wind on the grass, wings in the orchard bloom. O thrilling sweet, my joy, when life was free And all the paths led on from hawthorn-time Across the carolling meadows into June. But now my heart is heavy-laden. I sit Burning my dreams away beside the fire: For death has made me wise and bitter and strong; And I am rich in all that I have lost. O starshine on the fields of long-ago, Bring me the darkness and the nightingale; Dim wealds of vanished summer, peace of home, And silence; and the faces of my friends.
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Confirmed with Siegfried Sassoon, PICTURE-SHOW and other poems, E.P. Dutton and company, New York, 1920, page 15
First published in Today, March 1918
Text Authorship:
- by Siegfried Lorraine Sassoon (1886 - 1967), "Memory" [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 Palph (?) J. DeGolier , "Now my heart is heavy-laden", published <<1940 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Pierre Mathé [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2008-10-19
Line count: 15
Word count: 125
Lorsque j'étais jeune j'avais la tête et le cœur légers, Et j'étais aussi gai et irréfléchi qu'un poulain Dans les champs, avec le matin sur les aubépines,. Le vent sur l'herbe, des ailes dans les fleurs du verger. Ô douce émotion, ma joie, quand la vie était libre Et quand tous les chemins menaient du temps des aubépines À juin par les prairies gazouillantes. Mais à présent mon cœur est trop lourd. Je suis assis Près du feu, brûlant mes rêves Car la mort m'a rendu sage et amer et fort, Et je suis riche de tout ce que j'ai perdu. Ô lumière des étoiles sur les champs d'il y a longtemps, Apporte-moi l'obscurité et le rossignol ; Sombre Weald des étés disparus, paix du foyer, Et silence, et le visage de mes amis.
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"Memory" = "Mémoire"
Confirmed with Siegfried Sassoon, PICTURE-SHOW and other poems, E.P. Dutton and company, New York, 1920, page 15
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- a text in English by Siegfried Lorraine Sassoon (1886 - 1967), "Memory"
This text was added to the website: 2017-01-05
Line count: 15
Word count: 133