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by Henri Cazalis (1840 - 1909), as Jean Lahor

Notre sœur cette hirondelle
Language: French (Français) 
Notre sœur, cette hirondelle,
Petite encore aujourd'hui,
Quand ses seins auront fleuri,
  Que ferons-nous d'elle ?

Lorsque le fruit sera mûr,
Si notre sœur est un mur,
Toute d'argent sur la belle
Faisons une citadelle.

De la maison au printemps
Si notre cœur est la porte,
La porte aura, riche et forte,
En cèdre ses deux battants.

— Si je suis un mur, dit-elle,
Mes seins en seront les tours,
Et je serai grande et belle
Aux regards de mes amours.

Confirmed with Jean Lahor, Le Cantique des Cantiques, Paris: Alphonse Lemerre, 1885, Pages 37-38.


Text Authorship:

  • by Henri Cazalis (1840 - 1909), as Jean Lahor, "Notre sœur cette hirondelle", appears in En Orient, in 3. Le Cantique des Cantiques, no. 15, Paris, Éd. Alphonse Lemerre, first published 1885 [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 Pierre-E.-L. Rousseau (1889 - 1939), as Pierre Vellones, "Notre sœur cette hirondelle", op. 18 no. 6 (1925), published 1925, first performed 1926 [ vocal duet for soprano and tenor with piano or flute and bassoon ], from Cantique des cantiques, no. 6, H. Lemoine [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this page: Grant Hicks [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2025-05-23
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