Voici l'heure tranquille où les troupeaux s'acheminent vers le puits Le jour décroît. J'attends ma bien-aimée, étendu sur les coussins qui gardaient l'empreinte de son corps . En signal , j'ai posé sur la fenêtre un vase dans lequel trempe la tige d'une rose . Cette rose se détache au sommet d'une colline bleue.
Trois poèmes arabes
Song Cycle by Constantin Brăiloiu (1893 - 1958)
1. L'heure tranquille  [sung text not yet checked]
Text Authorship:
- by Franz Toussaint (1879 - 1955), "L'heure tranquille", appears in Le jardin des caresses, no. 6, Paris, Éd. Piazza
Based on:
- a text in Arabic (العربية) by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist [text unavailable]
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Confirmed with Franz Toussaint, Le jardin des caresses, Paris : H. Piazza, 1919
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2. Le sommeil des colombes  [sung text not yet checked]
Dans le cèdre, des colombes se sont posées pour la nuit. Longtemps hésitantes, elles avaient tournoyé au-dessus de l'arbre solitaire. Maintenant elles vont s'endormir. Comme chaque nuit, au sommet de la plus haute branche, un rossignol chantera. Ainsi je berce souvent ton sommeil de paroles d'amour. Je crois que le même instinct guide les colombes et les jeunes filles vers les jardins où chantent les rossignols.
Text Authorship:
- by Franz Toussaint (1879 - 1955), "Le sommeil des colombes", appears in Le jardin des caresses, no. 5, Paris, Éd. H. Piazza, first published 1911
Based on:
- a text in Arabic (العربية) by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist [text unavailable]
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]3. Résignation  [sung text not yet checked]
Pendant que je te parlais, l'ombre d'une fleur de magnolia s'est posée sur tes genoux. Elle était si lourde, que tu ne m'écoutais plus ! Tu la berçais comme tu aurais bercé l'enfant qui serait né de notre amour, si nous avions pu nous aimer. Et je te regardais bercer l'ombre de de cette fleur immense.
Text Authorship:
- by Franz Toussaint (1879 - 1955), "Résignation", written 1911?, appears in Le jardin des caresses, no. 80, Paris, Éd. H. Piazza, first published 1911
Based on:
- a text in Arabic (العربية) by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist [text unavailable]
See other settings of this text.
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Confirmed with Franz Toussaint, Le Jardin des Caresses, 73e édition, Paris : L'édition d'art H. Piazza, 1921, p.80
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