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Incendiant les horizons Au ciel clair le soleil rougeoie : Il met aux toits bleus des maisons Comme une auréole de joie. Les fillettes au teint bruni, Dont les farandoles rieuses Se déroulent à l'infini Dans les grands prés bordés d'yeuses, Lancent dans l'air leurs rires frais, -- Gazouillis d'oiseaux sur la branche, -- Et le vieil écho des forêts Rajeunit à leur gaîté franche. Leurs costumes aux tons divers Rouge flambant ou jaune orange, Sur le sombre des arbres verts, Promènent un reflet étrange. Dans cet épanouissement, Un rayon d'espérance rose Sourit délicieusement Au cœur fermé du plus morose. Incendiant les horizons Au ciel clair le soleil rougeoie : Et met aux toits bleus des maisons Comme une auréole de joie.
Text Authorship:
- by Joseph Guy Marie Ropartz (1864 - 1955), "Soleil" [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 Émile Durand (1830 - 1903), "Soleil !", published [1866] [ high voice and piano ], Éd. Paul Dupont [sung text not yet checked]
- by César Franck (1822 - 1890), "Soleil", CFF 165 no. 5, FWV 89 no. 5 (1888), published 1923 [ vocal duet (or chorus) and piano ], from 6 Duos pour voix égales, no. 5, Paris, Éd. Enoch
Score: IMSLP [external link] [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CHI Chinese (中文) [singable] (Dr Huaixing Wang) , "太阳", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Amy Pfrimmer) , "Sunlight", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2008-10-20
Line count: 24
Word count: 118
Blazing on the horizon In the clear sky the sun glows red: It paints the roofs of the houses blue Like an aura of joy. The young girls, brown from sun Whose laughing farandole dances Surge ithout end In their great dark lined eyes, Cast their youthful laughter into the air, -- Birds calling on the branch, -- And the forests’ old echos Are renewed by their guileless mirth. Their many-colored costumes Blazing red or orange yellow, On the darkness of green trees, Create a strange reflection. In this bloom, A pink ray of hope Smiles deliciously In even the most melancholy, closed heart. Blazing on the horizon In the clear sky the sun glows red: It paints the roofs of the houses blue Like an aura of joy.
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Based on:
- a text in French (Français) by Joseph Guy Marie Ropartz (1864 - 1955), "Soleil"
This text was added to the website: 2024-02-05
Line count: 24
Word count: 127