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by Anna Elizabeth Mathieu, Comtesse de Noailles (1876 - 1933)

Morts, qui me fûtes chers
Language: French (Français) 
Morts qui me fûtes chers, ne soyez pas jaloux,
Votre cendreuse voix me séduit et m’appelle,
Je suis encore avec les anges sur l’échelle,
Je n’ai pas pu venir si vite auprès de vous,
       Mais je chancelle.
 
Comme la lune joue avec les flots des mers
Et mène l’océan de l’une à l’autre rive,
Mon souffle est retenu parmi les choses vives,
Je n’ai pas encor pu me dérober à l’air,
       Pourtant j’arrive...

Text Authorship:

  • by Anna Elizabeth Mathieu, Comtesse de Noailles (1876 - 1933), written 1927, appears in L'honneur de souffrir, no. 5, Paris, 'Les Cahiers verts', Éd. Grasset, first published 1927 [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 Robert Oboussier (1900 - 1957), "Morts, qui me fûtes chers", 1952? [ contralto and piano ], from Vie et mort, 12 poèmes de la Comtesse de Noailles pour contralto et piano, no. 10, Kassel & Basel, Bärenreiter [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2022-08-18
Line count: 11
Word count: 74

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