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Poursuivis par le même rêve, Fatigués de vie et de bruit, Nous nous en allions sur la grève, Parmi les languers de la nuit. Le cœur troublé, les mains brûlantes, Nous écoutions ces cries amers Et les vagues lourdes et lentes Nous disaient l’infini des mers. La brise pleurait dans les branches ; Nous regardions, silencieux, - Et, là-haut, les étoiles blanches Nous disaient l’infini des cieux. Et tes yeux, pleins de douces ombres Qu’illuminait l’amour vainqueur, Tes grands yeux chauds, tes grands yeux sombres Me disaient l’infini du cœur. Et tout, les vagues en demence, Les étoiles dans le ciel bleu L’immense mer, l’amour immense, Nous disait l’infini de Dieu.
Text Authorship:
- by Charles Fuster (1866 - 1929), "Infini", appears in Les tendresses, poésies 1883-1886 [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 Cécile Chaminade (1857 - 1944), "Infini !", 1895?, published 1905 [ medium voice, piano, violin ad libitum ], Éd. Enoch [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Henri Stierlin-Vallon (1887 - 1952), "Infini", 1913, published 1916 [ voice and piano ], from Chansons simples, no. 7, Lausanne : Ed. Art et Science [sung text not yet checked]
- by Aimée de Valbranca (1870 - 1936), "Infini", <<1921 [ high voice and piano ], Nice, Éd. Delrieu Frères [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Amy Pfrimmer) , "Infinity!", copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2021-06-03
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Word count: 109
In search of the same dream, Tired of life and noise We were walking on the beach In the languorous night. The heart troubled, the hands burning, We listened to those bitter cries And the heavy, slow waves Told us of the infinity of seas. The breeze was crying in the branches. We watched, silently - And up above, the white stars Told us of the infinity of the heavens. And your eyes full of soft shadows That were illuminated by victorious love, Your large warm eyes Told me of the infinity of the heart. And all the monotonous waves, The stars in the blue sky, The immense sea, immense love, Told us of the infinity of God.
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Based on:
- a text in French (Français) by Charles Fuster (1866 - 1929), "Infini", appears in Les tendresses, poésies 1883-1886
This text was added to the website: 2021-06-03
Line count: 20
Word count: 117