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J'ai vu reluire, en un coin de mes âges, un souvenir qui n'était plus à moi Son père était le temps sa mère une guitare qui jouait sur des rêves errants Leur enfant tomba dans mes mains et je le posai sur un chène Un oiseau en prit soin, maintenant il chante Comment retrouver son père voilé de vent et comment recueillir les larmes de sa mère pour lui donner un nom dans le passage d'un nuage nous verrons poindre l'éternité chassant le temps En ce point tout est écrit.
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Text Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Francis Poulenc (1899 - 1963), "Nuage", FP 162 (1956), published 1957, first performed 1957 [ medium voice and piano ], from Deux Mélodies, no. 2, from Six mélodies, no. 5, Éd. Max Eschig [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Núvol", copyright © 2026, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Peter Low) , "Cloud", copyright © 2001, (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: 13
Word count: 90
Vaig veure relluir en un racó dels meus anys, un record que ja no era meu El seu pare era el temps la seva mare, una guitarra que sonava en somnis errants El seu fill va caure a les meves mans i el vaig dipositar sobre un roure Un ocell se'n va fer càrrec; ara canta Com trobar el seu pare, velat pel vent, i com recollir les llàgrimes de la seva mare per donar-li un nom mentre en el pas d’un núvol veurem clarejar l'eternitat, foragitant el temps En aquest punt, tot està escrit.
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- 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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- a text in French (Français) by Laurence de Beylié (1893 - 1968)
This text was added to the website: 2026-04-25
Line count: 13
Word count: 95