Néère | He de volver a los antiguos amores

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by Charles-Marie-René Leconte de Lisle (1818 - 1894)

Translation © by José Miguel Llata

Néère

Language: French (Français)

Our translations: SPA

Il me faut retourner aux anciennes amours :
L'Immortel qui naquit de la Vierge Thébaine,
Et les jeunes Désirs et leur Mère inhumaine
  Me commandent d'aimer toujours.

Blanche comme un beau marbre, avec ses roses joues,
Je brûle pour Néère aux yeux pleins de langueur ;
Vénus se précipite et consume mon coeur :
  Tu ris, ô Néère, et te joues!

Pour apaiser les Dieux et pour finir mes maux,
D'un vin mûri deux ans versez vos coupes pleines;
Et sur l'autel rougi du sang pur des agneaux
  Posez l'encens et les verveines.

Text Authorship:

by Charles-Marie-René Leconte de Lisle (1818 - 1894), "Néère", written 1852, appears in Poèmes antiques, in Études latines, no. 9, Paris, Éd. Librairie Marc Ducloux, first published 1852 [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 Reynaldo Hahn (1874 - 1947), "Néère", published 1900, from Études Latines, no. 2, Paris, Heugel [sung text checked 1 time]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

SPA Spanish (Español) (José Miguel Llata) , "Néère", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Line count: 12
Word count: 90

Néère

Language: Spanish (Español) after the French (Français)

He de volver a los antiguos amores :
El Inmortal que nació de la Vírgen Tebana, 
y los jóvenes Deseos y su Madre inhumana
Me ordenan amar siempre.

Blanca como un bello mármol, con sus mejillas rosas,
Ardo por Néère con los ojos llenos de languidez;
Venus se precipita y consume mi corazón:
Tu ríes, ¡oh Néère, y tus juegos¡

Para apaciguar a los dioses y para acabar con mis males,
Con vino madurado dos años llenad vuestras copas;
Y sobre el altar enrojecido por la sangre de los corderos,
Posad el incienso y las verbenas.

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a text in French (Français) by Charles-Marie-René Leconte de Lisle (1818 - 1894), "Néère", written 1852, appears in Poèmes antiques, in Études latines, no. 9, Paris, Éd. Librairie Marc Ducloux, first published 1852
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This text was added to the website: 2013-04-18
Line count: 12
Word count: 95