English translation of Astres, musiciens célestes
by Ernest Moret (1871 - 1949), "Astres, musiciens célestes", published 1919 [ high voice and piano ], from Sous le ciel de l'Islam, no. 12, Paris, Éd. HeugelScore: IMSLP [external link]
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Astres, musiciens célestes, votre chant, Fait de vibrations qui semblent du silence, S'unit à ma pensée, en rêves s'épanchant Sur ces flots, où la lune émerge et se balance.
Text Authorship:
- by Henri Cazalis (1840 - 1909), as Jean Lahor, no title, written 1896, appears in En Orient, in 1. Les Quatrains d'Al-Ghazali, in 1. Les amours, in 1. L'Amour de la Femme, no. 46, Paris, Éd. Alphonse Lemerre, first published 1896
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Confirmed with Œuvres de Jean Lahor: En Orient, Paris: Alphonse Lemerre, 1907, Page 34.
Note: This is not a translation. Al-Ghazali left no known poetry; these quatrains were written by Jean Lahor (pseudonym of Henri Cazalis), who imagined himself into Al-Ghazali's life and thought, adopting the quatrain form because it was current in Omar Khayyam's era.
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Fraternise, ô mon âme, avec les astres d'or, Âmes aussi, brûlant par la nuit infinie, Brûle comme eux, palpite, aime et souffre, aime encor ; Avec l'aube et les soirs sublimes communie.
Text Authorship:
- by Henri Cazalis (1840 - 1909), as Jean Lahor, no title, appears in En Orient, in 1. Les Quatrains d'Al-Ghazali, in 1. Les amours, in 1. L'Amour de la Femme, no. 35, Paris, Alphonse Lemerre, first published 1896
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Confirmed with Jean Lahor, Les Quatrains d'Al-Ghazali, Paris, Alphonse Lemerre, 1896, page 12.
Note: This is not a translation. Al-Ghazali left no known poetry; these quatrains were written by Jean Lahor (pseudonym of Henri Cazalis), who imagined himself into Al-Ghazali's life and thought, adopting the quatrain form because it was current in Omar Khayyam's era.
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Stars, celestial musicians, your song, Made of vibrations that seem like silence, Joins with my thoughts, pouring forth in dreams On those tides where the moon emerges and floats.
Text Authorship:
- Translation from French (Français) to English copyright © 2025 by Grant Hicks, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:
- a text in French (Français) by Henri Cazalis (1840 - 1909), as Jean Lahor, no title, written 1896, appears in En Orient, in 1. Les Quatrains d'Al-Ghazali, in 1. Les amours, in 1. L'Amour de la Femme, no. 46, Paris, Éd. Alphonse Lemerre, first published 1896
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Befriend, O my soul, the golden stars, Souls themselves that burn in the endless night, Burn as they do, throb, love and suffer, love once more; Commune with the dawn and with evenings sublime.
Text Authorship:
- Translation from French (Français) to English copyright © 2026 by Grant Hicks, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:
- a text in French (Français) by Henri Cazalis (1840 - 1909), as Jean Lahor, no title, appears in En Orient, in 1. Les Quatrains d'Al-Ghazali, in 1. Les amours, in 1. L'Amour de la Femme, no. 35, Paris, Alphonse Lemerre, first published 1896
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