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by Alexandre Soumet (1788 - 1845)

Elégie
Language: French (Français) 
J'ai fui le pénible sommeil,
Qu'aucun songe heureux n'accompagne ;
J'ai devancé sur la montagne
Les premiers rayons du soleil.
S'éveillant avec la nature,
Le jeune oiseau chantait sur l'aubépine en fleur ;
Sa mère lui portait la douce nourriture;
Mes yeux se sont mouillés de pleurs.
Oh ! pourquoi n'ai-je plus de mère ?
Pourquoi ne suis-je pas semblable au jeune oiseau
Dont le nid se balance aux branches de l'ormeau,
Moi, malheureux enfant trouvé sur une pierre,
Devant l'église du hameau ? 

Text Authorship:

  • by Alexandre Soumet (1788 - 1845) [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 Marcel Trémois (1891 - 1974), "Elégie", published 1926 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2009-08-01
Line count: 13
Word count: 79

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