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by Jean-Baptiste Théodore Weckerlin (1821 - 1910)

Chanson de l'escarpolette
Language: French (Français) 
Fleur de la plaine, qui t'envoya ?
Parfum, viens-tu du ciel ou de l'Himalaya ?
Fleur de la plaine, qui te forma ?
Est-ce un doux sourire de Brahma ?
De l'amour la flamme, 
Embrasant notre âme,
Donne à la jeunesse
Son heureuse ivresse !

D'où vient le fleuve d'or qui s'en va ?
C'est une larme du dieu Siva,
Qui tomba de ses yeux, inondant la terre,
Quand la belle Dorga devint moins sévère.
De l'amour la flamme, 
Embrasant notre âme,
Donne à la jeunesse
Son heureuse ivresse !

Text Authorship:

  • by Jean-Baptiste Théodore Weckerlin (1821 - 1910), "Chanson de l'escarpolette" [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 Jean-Baptiste Théodore Weckerlin (1821 - 1910), "Chanson de l'escarpolette", published [1873] [ high voice and piano ], from L'Inde, Ode-symphonie en deux parties, no. 10, Paris, Éd. 'Au Ménestrel' Heugel et Cie. [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this page: Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website: 2020-10-24
Line count: 16
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