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by (André Jules) Ferdinand Hérold (1865 - 1940)

Sur la terre il tombe de la neige
Language: French (Français) 
Sur la terre il tombe de la neige,
sur la terre il tombe de l'ombre.
Où sont allées les feuilles sèches ?
Même les feuilles sèches sont mortes,
Et maintenant de la neige et de l'ombre
tombent on dirait de mauvais anges qui heurtent
les marteaux rouillés contre les portes,
des anges qui nous tuent de souffrances très lentes.
Et à l'horizon, les tristes nues, traînantes.
Les maisons sont closes, comme des tombes sombres,
Et partout, c'est de la neige et de l'ombre qui tombent.

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Text Authorship:

  • by (André Jules) Ferdinand Hérold (1865 - 1940), written 1893?, appears in Chevaleries sentimentales , Éd. de la librairie de l'Art indépendant, first published 1893 [author's text not yet checked 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 Joseph Béesau (1871 - 1940), "Sur la terre il tombe de la neige", published 1920 [ high voice and piano ], from Vingt mélodies, no. 17, Paris, Senart [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Leonard Pieter Joseph Michielsen (1872 - 1944), "Sur la terre il tombe" [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Ernest Moret (1871 - 1949), "De la neige et de l'ombre tombent", published 1921 [ medium voice and piano ], from Trois mélodies [1921], no. 3, Paris, Éd. 'Au Ménestrel' Heugel [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2010-04-03
Line count: 11
Word count: 84

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