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Il nous vient de naître Un bébé charmant ; Ce beau petit être Dort paisiblement. Sa voix douce et frêle, Tendre agneau qui bêle, En rêvant, appelle Un baiser brûlant ! Sous l’ombre fleurie, Au bord du ruisseau, Seul bien de ma vie, Dors dans ton berceau ! Ta paupière close, Forme un éventail Et ta bouche rose Deux grains de corail Ton front blac qu’inonde Une boule blonde, Semble avoir de l’onde Le soyeux émail ! Sous l’ombre fleurie, Au bord du ruisseau, Seul bien de ma vie, Dors dans ton berceau ! Il n’est qu’une mere Pour l’enfant qui dort ! Pour la primevère, Qu’un soleil plein d’or. Il donne la vie À la fleur jolie, Et la mère prie Pour son cher trésor. Sous l’ombre fleurie, Au bord du ruisseau, Seul bien de ma vie, Dors dans ton berceau !
Text Authorship:
- by Marc Constantin (1810 - 1888) [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 François Adrien Boïeldieu (1775 - 1834), "Sous l'ombre fleurie", subtitle: "Berceuse", published 1877 [voice and piano], from Trois mélodies nouvelles à 1 Voix avec Piano, no. 3, Mainz, Schott [ sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Garrett Medlock) , "Underneath the blooming shade", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2017-05-28
Line count: 36
Word count: 136
To us was born A charming baby; This beautiful little being Sleeps peacefully. His voice soft and frail, A tender lamb who bleats, In dreaming, A burning kiss! Underneath the blooming shade, At the bank of the stream, Only good of my life, Sleep in your cradle! Your eyelid closes, Forms a fan And your pink mouth, Two grains of coral. Your white forehead that bathes A blonde ball, Seems to have the sense Of silky enamel! Underneath the blooming shade, At the bank of the stream, Only good of my life, Sleep in your cradle! There is but one mother For the child who sleeps! For the spring, But one sun full of gold. He gives life To the pretty flower, And the mother prays For her dear treasure. Underneath the blooming shade, At the bank of the stream, Only good of my life, Sleep in your cradle!
Text Authorship:
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Based on:
- a text in French (Français) by Marc Constantin (1810 - 1888)
This text was added to the website: 2019-01-08
Line count: 36
Word count: 149