by Henri Cazalis (1840 - 1909), as Jean Lahor
Colombe, enfermée ici
Language: French (Français)
Colombe, enfermée ici, Dans ces jardins ta voix tendre, Mes amis peuvent l'entendre : Fais que j'entende aussi. — La colombe est enfermée, Et tout son cœur est en deuil. O mon faon, mon doux chevreuil, Il faut fuir ta bien-aimée.
Confirmed with Œuvres de Jean Lahor, En Orient, Paris, Alphonse Lemerre, 1907, page 219.
Text Authorship:
- by Henri Cazalis (1840 - 1909), as Jean Lahor, "Colombe, enfermée ici", subtitle: "(Ch. VIII. 13. 14)", appears in En Orient, in 3. Le Cantique des Cantiques, no. 17, 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, "Colombe, enfermée ici", op. 18 no. 7 (1925), published 1925, first performed 1926 [ bass and piano or flute and bassoon ], from Cantique des cantiques, no. 7, H. Lemoine [sung text not yet checked]
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