Cançó de les collidores de llentiscles | Oh joia de la meva ànima

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by Michel Dimitri Calvocoressi (1877 - 1944)

Translation © by Salvador Pila

Chanson des cueilleuses de lentisques

Language: French (Français) after the Greek (Ελληνικά)

Our translations: CAT ENG GER HUN ITA SPA

Ô joie de mon âme,
Joie de mon coeur,
Trésor qui m'est si cher ;
Joie de l'âme et du cœur,
Toi que j'aime ardemment,
Tu es plus beau qu'un ange.
Ô lorsque tu parais,
Ange si doux
Devant nos yeux,
Comme un bel ange blond,
Sous le clair soleil,
Hélas ! tous nos pauvres cœurs soupirent !

Text Authorship:

by Michel Dimitri Calvocoressi (1877 - 1944) [an adaptation] [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

Based on:

a text in Greek (Ελληνικά) from Volkslieder (Folksongs)
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

by Philippe Hersant (b. 1948), "Chanson des cueilleuses de lentisques", subtitle: "D'après Maurice RAVEL", 2008 [ mixed chorus of 12 voices ], Éditions Durand [sung text not yet checked]
by Maurice Ravel (1875 - 1937), "Chanson des cueilleuses de lentisques", M. A. 9 no. 4 (1904-6) [ voice and piano ], from Cinq mélodies populaires grecques, no. 4 [sung text checked 1 time]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Cançó de les collidores de llentiscles", copyright © 2026, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "The Song of the Girls Collecting Mastic", copyright ©
GER German (Deutsch) (Maria Th. Langsch) , "Das Lied der Mastix - Sammlerinnen", written 2004, copyright © 2004, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
HUN Hungarian (Magyar) (Tamás Dániel Csűry) , "A pisztáciaszedőnők dala", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Canzone delle raccoglitrici di lentischio", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
SPA Spanish (Español) (Alfredo García) , "Canción de las recolectoras de lentiscos", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 55

Cançó de les collidores de llentiscles

Language: Catalan (Català) after the French (Français)

Oh joia de la meva ànima,
Joia del meu cor,
Tresor tan estimat per mi;
Joia de l'ànima i del cor,
Tu a qui estimo ardentment,
Ets més bella que un àngel.
Oh, quan apareixes,
Oh, àngel tan dolç
Davant dels nostres ulls,
Com un bell àngel ros,
Sota el sol brillant,
Ai las! Tots els nostres pobres cors sospiren!

Text Authorship:

Translation from French (Français) to Catalan (Català) copyright © 2026 by Salvador Pila, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:

a text in French (Français) by Michel Dimitri Calvocoressi (1877 - 1944) [an adaptation]
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Based on:

a text in Greek (Ελληνικά) from Volkslieder (Folksongs)
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This text was added to the website: 2026-06-06
Line count: 12
Word count: 60