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by Giuseppe Zaffira (flourished 1868-1886)
Translation by (Paul) Jules Barbier (1825 - 1901)

Barcarola
Language: French (Français)  after the Italian (Italiano) 
Vois, que la nuit est belle !
Au sombre azur se mêle
La flamme qui ruisselle
Des astres radieux !,
Dans l'ombre et le silence
La vague nous balance
Et notre amour s'élance
Dans l'infini les cieux
Ah ! l'enivrant délire !
La brise qui soupire
Semble tout bas nous dire
Le mot qui nous attire !
Et mon regard peut lire
Ton âme en ton sourire !
Viens, oublions la terre !
Le ciel que rien n'altère
Livre son doux mystère
Aux cieux silencieux
Tout dort, tout fait silence
Sur terre et dans les cieux !

Text Authorship:

  • by (Paul) Jules Barbier (1825 - 1901) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

Based on:

  • a text in Italian (Italiano) by Giuseppe Zaffira (flourished 1868-1886) [text unavailable]
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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 Charles Gounod (1818 - 1893), "Barcarola", CG. 336 (1872) [ vocal duet for mezzo-soprano and bass with piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this page: Guy Laffaille [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2008-12-23
Line count: 20
Word count: 90

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