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by Jacques Clary Jean Normand (1848 - 1931), as Jacques Madeleine

Là‑bas, sur la mer
Language: French (Français) 
Our translations:  ENG
Là-bas, sur la mer,
La lune se lève 
Dans le lointain clair
Et va, comme un rêve.

La lune se lève...
La lune s'en va... 

Oh ! regardons-la ! 
Vers une autre grève 
Emportant mon rêve,
La lune s'en va,
 
La lune se lève...
La lune s'en va...

Notre vie est brève 
[Tout part, tout s’enfuit.]1
Dans la mer, la nuit,
S'en va notre rêve...

La lune se lève...
La lune s'en va...

Available sung texts:   ← What is this?

•   E. Bloch 

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Confirmed with Gérard Walch, Anthologie des poètes français contemporains, Ch. Delagrave, éditeur ; A.-W. Sijthoff, éditeur, Tome deuxième, 1906, page 182.

1 Bloch: "Comme ce qui luit :"

Text Authorship:

  • by Jacques Clary Jean Normand (1848 - 1931), as Jacques Madeleine, "Là-bas", appears in Brunettes, ou Petits airs tendres, Paris, Éd. Léon Vanier, p. 31, first published 1892 [author's text checked 1 time 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 Alfredo Amadei , "Là-bas", copyright © 1914 [ voice and piano ], from Six Mélodies, Chant et piano, no. 5, Paris, Éd. Louis Rouhier (A.2.A.) [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Ernest Bloch (1880 - 1959), "Là-bas", subtitle: "Mélodie pour piano & chant (mezzo ou soprano)", B. 17 (1898) [ voice and piano ], unpublished [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Mathieu Crickboom (1871 - 1947), "Là-bas", op. 12 (Dix Mélodies pour chant et piano) no. 5 (1916) [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Marcel Gennaro (1886 - 1977), "Là-bas", published 1921 [ high voice and piano ], Paris, Éd. R. Fornari [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Léopold Ketten (1846 - 1932), "Là-bas" [ voice and piano ], from Dix mélodies, recueil 2, no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Léo Kok (1893 - 1992), "Là-bas", 1916-1918, published 1935 [ voice and piano ], from Sept mélodies retrouvées, no. 5, Paris : Editions G.L.M [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Arturo Luzzatti (1875 - 1959), "Là-bas", published [1911] [ medium voice and piano ], Paris, Éd. Max Eschig [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Fernand Masson (d. 1942), "Là-bas, sur la mer", 1914, published [1914] [ medium voice and piano ], Paris, Éd. Carl Selva [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Fabert Mayer , "Là‑bas", published 1910 [ voice and piano ], Paris, Éd. L. Grus [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Catherine Urner (1891 - 1942), "La Lune Se Lève" [ voice and piano ], from Quatre mélodies, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ENG English (Peter Low) , copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2013-07-15
Line count: 18
Word count: 72

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