French (Français) translations of 2 Songs, opus 4

by Frederic Ayres (1876 - 1926)

1. Sea Dirge
 (Sung text)
by Frederic Ayres (1876 - 1926), "Sea Dirge", op. 4 (2 Songs) no. 2
Language: English 
Full fathom five thy father lies,
Of his bones are coral made;
Those are pearls that were his eyes:
Nothing of him that doth fade,
But doth suffer a sea-change
Into something rich and strange.
Sea-nymphs hourly ring his knell:
Ding-dong.
Hark! now I hear them, - ding-dong bell.

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by William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616)
1.
Language: French (Français) 
Par cinq brasses, ton père gît,
De ses os le corail est fait ;
Ce sont les perles qui étaient ses yeux :
Rien de lui qui ne soit périssable,
Mais subit le flot marin qui le transforme
En quelque chose de riche et étrange.
Les nymphes marines sonnent son glas chaque heure :
Ding, dong !
Écoutez ! maintenant je les entends, ding, dong, dong !

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