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by Jacqueline Pascal (1625 - 1661)

Sombres déserts, retraite de la nuit
Language: French (Français) 
Sombres déserts, retraite de la nuit,
Sacré refuge du silence,
Un malheureux à qui le monde nuit,
Ne vient pas par ses cris vous faire violence ;
Son tourment est si beau, qu'il n'en veut pas guérir,
Il ne vient pas se plaindre, il ne vient que mourir.
Par son tréspas dans les lieux fréquentez
On sçauroit les maux de son âme :
Mais dans ces bois toujours inhabitez
Il vient chercher sa mort pour mieux cacher sa flame,
Ne craignez pas ses cris en le voyant périr,
Il ne vient pas se plaindre, il ne vient que mourir.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Jacqueline Pascal (1625 - 1661) [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 Michel Lambert (1610 - 1696), "Sombres déserts, retraite de la nuit" [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Klaus Miehling (b. 1963), "Sombres déserts", op. 47 no. 6 (1994) [ SATB chorus ], from Douze Airs de cour à plusieurs voix, no. 6 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Klaus Miehling (b. 1963), "Sombres déserts", op. 47 no. 7 (1994) [ SATBB chorus ], from Douze Airs de cour à plusieurs voix, no. 7 [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2012-04-29
Line count: 12
Word count: 97

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