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by Théodore Faullin de Banville (1823 - 1891)

Chanson de bateau
Language: French (Français) 
Le canal endort ses flots,
             Ses échos,
     Et le zéphyr nous verse
     Des parfums purs et doux.
         Le flot nous berce,
         Endormons-nous !
 
Les voix emplissent les airs
             De concerts,
     Et le vent les disperse
     Avec nos baisers fous.
         Le flot nous berce,
         Endormons-nous !
 
En vain ton époux caduc,
             Comte ou duc,
     Se jette à la traverse
     De nos gais rendez-vous.
         Le flot nous berce,
         Endormons-nous !
 
Ah ! que les cieux étoilés
             Soient voilés,
     Tandis que je renverse
     Ton front sur mes genoux !
         Le flot nous berce,
         Endormons-nous !
 
Qu’importe si, dans la nuit
             Qui s’enfuit,
     L’orage bouleverse
     Les éléments jaloux !
         Le flot nous berce,
         Endormons-nous !

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Text Authorship:

  • by Théodore Faullin de Banville (1823 - 1891), "Chanson de bateau", written 1844, appears in Les Stalactites, no. 20 [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 (Martin François) Hippolyte Mirande (1862 - 1938), "Chanson de bateau", published [1884] [ medium voice and piano ], from Mélopées, no. 4, Paris, Éd. J. Naus [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Alexis Jean Hubert Rostand (1844 - 1919), as Jean Hubert, "Chanson de bateau" [ high voice and piano ], from Chants d'hier et d'aujourd'hui, trente deux mélodies, no. 2, Paris, Éd. Heugel & Cie. [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2021-11-05
Line count: 30
Word count: 105

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