by Charles-Marie-René Leconte de Lisle (1818 - 1894)
Nell
Language: French (Français)
[Ta]1 rose de pourpre à ton clair soleil, Ô Juin, étincelle enivrée, Penche aussi vers moi ta coupe dorée : Mon cœur à ta rose est pareil. Sous le mol abri de la feuille ombreuse Monte un soupir de volupté : Plus d'un ramier chante au bois écarté. Ô mon cœur, sa plainte amoureuse. Que ta perle est douce au ciel [parfumé]2. Étoile de la nuit pensive ! Mais combien plus douce est la clarté vive Qui rayonne en mon coeur, en mon cœur charmé ! La chantante mer. Le long du rivage, Taira son murmure éternel, Avant qu'en mon cœur, chère amour. Ô Nell, ne fleurisse plus ton image !
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2 Fauré: "enflammé"
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1 Périlhou: "La"; further changes may exist not shown above.
2 Fauré: "enflammé"
Text Authorship:
- by Charles-Marie-René Leconte de Lisle (1818 - 1894), "Nell", written 1852, appears in Poèmes antiques, in Chansons écossaises, Paris, Éd. Librairie Marc Ducloux, first published 1852 [author's text not yet checked 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 Louis Bridet , "Nell", published <<1907 [ medium voice and piano ], from Nell / L’Éventail, no. 1, Paris, Édition de l’Institut musical de France [sung text not yet checked]
- by Marguerite Canal (1890 - 1978), "Nell", 1916, published 1921 [ high voice and piano ], from Six chansons écossaises, no. 6, Paris, Éditions Maxime Jamin [sung text not yet checked]
- by Gabriel Fauré (1845 - 1924), "Nell", op. 18 no. 1 (1878), published 1880 [ voice and piano ], J. Hamelle [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Édouard Garnier (1821 - 1887), "Nell", subtitle: "Mélodie", <<1860 [ high voice and piano ], from Roses et cyprès, 16 morceaux de chant, no. 14, Paris, Éditions Gambogi Frères, successeurs de Chabal [sung text not yet checked]
- by Paul Gilson (1865 - 1942), "Nell", 1900, published 1921 [ soprano or tenor and piano ], from Chansons écossaises, no. 1, Parus, Éd. Maurice Senart [sung text not yet checked]
- by Klaus Miehling (b. 1963), "Nell", op. 114 no. 3 (2005) [ voice and piano ], from Trois chansons écossaises nach Charles-Marie-René Leconte de Lisle, no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Émile Paladilhe (1844 - 1926), "Nell", 1876 [ voice and piano ], from Chansons écossaises, no. 1, Paris, Heugel [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Albert Périlhou (1846 - 1936), "Nell", published 1898 [ high voice and piano ], Paris, Éd. 'Au Ménestrel' Heugel [sung text not yet checked]
- by Eugène Saeys , "Nell", published [1920] [ high voice and piano ], Rouen, Éditions André Haumesser [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Nell", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Peter Low) , "Nell", copyright © 2002, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- GER German (Deutsch) (Martin Stock) , "Nell", copyright © 2001, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- JPN Japanese (日本語) (Naoyuki Okada) , "ネル", copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
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Word count: 109