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by François Coppée (1842 - 1908)

Étoiles filantes
Language: French (Français) 
Dans les nuits d'automne, errant par la ville, 
Je regarde au ciel avec mon désir,
Car si, dans le temps qu'une étoile file, 
On forme un souhait, il doit s'accomplir.

Enfant, mes souhaits sont toujours les mêmes : 
Quand un astre tombe, alors, plein d'émoi,
Je fais de grands vœux afin que tu m'aimes
Et qu'en ton exil tu penses à moi.

A cette chimère, hélas ! je veux croire, 
N'ayant que cela pour m e consoler. 
Mais voici l'hiver, la nuit devient noire, 
Et je ne vois plus d'étoiles filer. 
 

Confirmed with François Coppée, Oeuvres complètes de François Coppée, A. Houssiaux, 1892, p.321


Text Authorship:

  • by François Coppée (1842 - 1908), "Etoiles filantes", appears in Les Récits et les Élégies, in Élégies, in 2. L'Exilée [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 Alexandre Georges (1850 - 1938), "Étoiles filantes", published 1898 [ voice and piano ], Paris: Pierre Lafitte [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2025-03-27
Line count: 12
Word count: 89

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