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by Victor Hugo (1802 - 1885)

Translation © by Barbara Miller

Chantez, chantez, jeune inspirée

(Sung text for setting by M. White)

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Language: French (Français)

Our translations: ENG

Chantez! chantez! jeune inspirée! 
La femme qui chante est sacrée
Même aux jaloux, même aux pervers! 
La femme qui chante est bénie!
La beauté défend son génie.
Les beaux yeux sauvent les beaux vers!

Moi que déchire tant de rage, 
J'aime votre aube sans orage ;
Je souris à vos yeux sans pleurs. 
Chantez donc vos chansons divines. 
A moi la couronne d'épines! 
A vous la couronne de fleurs!

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Composition:

Maude Valérie White

Text Authorship:

by Victor Hugo (1802 - 1885), "À Mademoiselle J.", appears in Les Chants du Crépuscule, no. 26

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ENG English (Barbara Miller) , "Sing, sing, young inspired one", copyright © 2005, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Sing, sing, young inspired one

(Sung text translation for setting by M. White)

See original

Language: English after the French (Français)

Sing, sing, young inspired one,
The woman who sings is sacred,
Even to the jealous ones, even to the perverse ones,
The woman who sings is blessed,
Beauty defends genius,
Beautiful eyes save beautiful verses.

I who am torn by so much rage,
I love your stormless dawn,
I smile at your tearless eyes,
Sing then your divine songs.
To me the crown of thorns,
To you the crown of flowers.

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Text Authorship:

Translation from French (Français) to English copyright © 2005 by Barbara Miller, (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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a text in French (Français) by Victor Hugo (1802 - 1885), "À Mademoiselle J.", appears in Les Chants du Crépuscule, no. 26
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This text was added to the website: 2005-08-31
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Word count: 72