English translation of Heure pâle
by Rodolphe Théophile Cahen d'Anvers, marquis de Torre Alfina (1869 - 1955), "Heure pâle", published 1906 [ medium voice and piano ], from L'Idylle persane, in the supplement to Le Figaro, July 14, 1906Note: this is a translation of one multi-text setting.
Heure pâle où se meurt tout bruit ! Le monde est comme une féerie. La robe noire de la nuit Par le clair de lune est fleurie.
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. 55
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Confirmed with Jean Lahor, Les Quatrains d'Al-Ghazali, Paris, Alphonse Lemerre, 1896, page 16.
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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La lune, tendre luth d’argent, Dont les rayons blancs sont les cordes, Avec mon cœur triste et changeant, Doucement, Allah, tu l’accordes.
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. 87
See other settings of this text.
Confirmed with Œuvres de Jean Lahor. En Orient, Paris, Alphonse Lemerre, 1907, page 55.
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.
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
Pale hour when all sound dies! The world is like a fairyland. The black mantle of the night The moonlight adorns with flowers.
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- 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. 55
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The moon, gentle silver lute, whose white beams are its strings, with my sad and wayward heart, Allah, you sweetly attune.
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. 87
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