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by Pierre-Jules-Théophile Gautier (1811 - 1872)

Un monument sur ta cendre chérie
Language: French (Français) 
    Ô peu durables fleurs de la beauté mortelle !
        --PHILIPPE DESPORTES.

    D'Isabelle l'âme ait paradis.
        --Épitaphe gothique.

Un monument sur ta cendre chérie
            Ne pèse pas,
Pauvre Clémence, à ton matin flétrie
            Par le trépas.

Tu dors sans faste, au pied de la colline,
            Au dernier rang,
Et sur ta fosse un saule pâle incline
            Son front pleurant ;

Ton nom déjà par la nuit et la neige
            Est effacé
Sur le bois noir de la croix qui protège
            Ton lit glacé.

Mais l'amitié qui se souvient, fidèle,
            Avec des fleurs,
Vient, à l'endroit seulement connu d'elle,
            Verser des pleurs.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Pierre-Jules-Théophile Gautier (1811 - 1872), "Clémence", appears in Premières Poésies -- 1830-1832 [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 Édouard Garnier (1821 - 1887), "Auprès du saule", subtitle: "Méditation", published 1854 [ voice and piano ], from Larmes et Sourires - 24 Morceaux de chant, no. 16, Paris, J. Benacci-Peschier [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2013-03-10
Line count: 20
Word count: 99

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