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There is a garden somewhere set, Where singing birds abound, And plashing founts the marble fret With soft persistent sound; Sorrow and sighing thence shall flee, And none shall there intrude, Save those who by simplicity Have won beatitude. The simple heart and simple mind, Sincere in trust and troth, From honest pleasure unconfin'd For honest love unloth; And there shall you be queen; but I, Shall I find entrance too? Or must I roam eternity, To search, [sweetheart]1, for you?
1 Albéniz: "sweet heart"
Text Authorship:
- by Francis Money-Coutts, 5th Baron Latymer (1852 - 1923), "Paradise regained", appears in Musa Verticordia, first published 1904 [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 Isaac Albéniz (1860 - 1909), "Paradise regained", published 1909, from Four songs, no. 2, also set in French (Français) [sung text checked 1 time]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in French (Français), a translation by Michel Dimitri Calvocoressi (1877 - 1944) ; composed by Isaac Albéniz.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Jean-Pierre Granger) , "Le paradis retrouvé", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- SPA Spanish (Español) (Alfredo García) , "El paraíso recobrado", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Alfredo García
This text was added to the website: 2008-12-06
Line count: 16
Word count: 83
Il est un jardin quelque part Qui regorge d'oideaux chantant Et de jets d'eaux se déversant sur les marbres Avec une douce sonorité persistante. De là, fuiront les soucis et les soupirs, Et nul ne pourra s'y introduire, Hormis ceux qui, par leur simplicité, Auront acquis la sérénité. Le pauvre de cœur et d'esprit, Sincère dans la confiance et les serments, Non confiné aux plaisirs honnêtes, Non hostile à l'amour sincère ; Et là, tu sera reine ; mais moi, Pourrais-je aussi trouver l'accès? Où dois-je parcourir l'éternité À ta recherche, ma douce âme ?
Text Authorship:
- Translation from English to French (Français) copyright © 2009 by Jean-Pierre Granger.
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Based on:
- a text in English by Francis Money-Coutts, 5th Baron Latymer (1852 - 1923), "Paradise regained", appears in Musa Verticordia, first published 1904
This text was added to the website: 2009-11-19
Line count: 16
Word count: 92