Translation by Armand Gasquy (1851 - 1934)
La danse des rameaux
Language: French (Français) after the Italian (Italiano)
Our translations: ENG
Les rameaux dans l'azur limpide Se balancent tous à la fois, On entend frissonner les bois, La forêt parle et n'est plus vide. De branche en branche un long murmure, De feuille en feuille, un long soupir, Retentit sans jamais finir, Aussi longtemps que le jour dure. Aux blés, comme aux herbes en liesse, La brise en passant doucement Imprime un lent balancement Et laisse aux fleurs une caresse.
Text Authorship:
- by Armand Gasquy (1851 - 1934) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Italian (Italiano) by Biagio Allievo [text unavailable]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Jules Massenet (1842 - 1912), "La danse des rameaux", 1907, published 1908 [vocal duet for 2 sopranos or SS chorus and piano], from Le poème des fleurs, no. 3. [text verified 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Peter Low) , title 1: "The dance of the branches", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2011-01-31
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