by René-François Sully-Prudhomme (1839 - 1907)
Translation by Leopoldo Díaz (1862 - 1947)
Les Stalactites
Language: French (Français)
J'aime les grottes où la torche Ensanglante une épaisse nuit, Où l'écho fait, de porche en porche, Un grand soupir du moindre bruit. Les stalactites à la voûte Pendent en pleurs pétrifiés Dont l'humidité, goutte à goutte, Tombe lentement à mes pieds. Il me semble qu'en ces ténèbres Règne une douloureuse paix ; Et devant ces longs pleurs funèbres Suspendus sans sécher jamais, Je pense aux âmes affligées Où dorment d'anciennes amours : Toutes les larmes sont figées, Quelque chose y pleure toujours.
Text Authorship:
- by René-François Sully-Prudhomme (1839 - 1907), "Les stalactites", appears in Les Solitudes [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 Matthieu Roy (b. 1980), "Les Stalactites", published 2020 [ soprano and piano ], from Solitudes, no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in Russian (Русский), a translation by Lev L'vovich Kobylinsky (1889 - 1947) ; composed by Aleksandr Sergeyevich Taneyev, Sergei Ivanovich Taneyev.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- SPA Spanish (Español) (Leopoldo Díaz) , "Las estalactitas"
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Las estalactitas
Language: Spanish (Español) after the French (Français)
Amo las grutas donde espesa noche Alumbra el rayo de rojiza antorcha, Y donde el eco se dilata, crece, Y hace un gran ruido de una débil nota. Como brillantes lágrimas de piedra Vénse allí estalactitas en la bóveda,. Cuya humedad, en llanto silencioso, Lentamente á mis pies cae gota á gota. Paréceme que en medio á las tinieblas Reina una paz solemne y dolorosa; Y ante aquel llanto que el recinto habita, Fúnebre llanto que sin tregua brota, Me acuerdo de las almas afligidas Donde antiguos amores aún reposan: Las lágrimas están cristalizadas, Pero algo queda allí que siempre llora.
Text Authorship:
- by Leopoldo Díaz (1862 - 1947), "Las estalactitas" [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in French (Français) by René-François Sully-Prudhomme (1839 - 1907), "Les stalactites", appears in Les Solitudes
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- [ None yet in the database ]
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This text was added to the website: 2025-07-15
Line count: 16
Word count: 101