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Puisqu'ici-bas toute âme Donne à quelqu'un Sa musique, sa flamme, Ou son parfum ; Puisqu'ici-bas chaque chose Donne toujours Son épine ou sa rose A ses amours ; Puis qu'Avril donne aux chênes Un bruit charmant ; Que la nuit donne aux peines L'oubli dormant. ... Puisque, lorsqu'elle arrive S'y reposer, L'onde amère à la rive Donne un baiser ; Je te donne, à cette heure, Penché sur toi, La chose la meilleure Que j'ai en moi ! Reçois donc ma pensée, Triste d'ailleurs, Qui, comme une rosée, T'arrive en pleurs ! Reçois mes voeux sans nombre, O mes amours ! Reçois la flamme ou l'ombre De tous mes jours ! Mes transports pleins d'ivresses, Pur de soupçons, Et toutes les caresses De mes chansons ! ... Ma muse, que les heures Bercent rêvant Qui, pleurant quand tu pleures, Pleure souvent ! Reçois, mon bien céleste, O ma beauté, Mon cœur, dont rien ne reste, L'amour ôté !
Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-3,5-9,11,12 of the original text.
Composition:
- Set to music by Gabriel Fauré (1845 - 1924), "Puisqu'ici-bas toute âme", op. 10 no. 1 (1862), first performed 1875, stanzas 1-3,5-9,11,12 [ vocal trio or vocal duet with piano ], Édition Heugel 'Au Ménestrel', revised 1874
Text Authorship:
- by Victor Hugo (1802 - 1885), no title, written 1836, appears in Les voix intérieures, no. 11, first published 1837
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Faith J. Cormier) , "As each soul here below", copyright © 2000, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English [singable] (Peter Low) , copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- GER German (Deutsch) (Dr Huaixing Wang) , copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) [singable] (Angelo Zanardini) , "Dolce pensier"
- SPA Spanish (Español) (Alberto Bonati) , "Ya que aquí abajo toda alma", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Puix que aquí a la terra cada ànima dóna a algú la seva ànima, la seva flama o el seu perfum; puix que aquí a la terra cada cosa dóna sempre la seva espina o la seva rosa als seus amors; puix que l’abril dóna als roures una remor encisadora; que la nit dóna a les penes l’oblit dorment. ... puix que, quan ella arriba per reposar-hi l’ona recala a la riba i li fa una besada; jo et dono, a aquesta hora, recolzat en tu, la millor cosa que tinc a dins meu! Pren doncs el meu pensament, trist d’altra banda, que, com una rosada, t’arriba en llàgrimes! Pren els meus vots sens nombre, oh amors meus! Pren la flama o l’ombra de tots els meus jorns! Els meus transports plens d’embriaguesa, purs de sospites, i totes les carícies de les meves cançons! ... Oh la meva Musa, que les hores bressen somiant que, plorant quan tu plores, plora sovint! Pren, el meu bé celestial, oh la meva beutat, el meu cor, del que res no en resta privat d’amor!
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Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-3,5-9,11,12 of the original text.
NT: G. Fauré musica les estrofes 1-3, 5-9, 11, 12Text Authorship:
- Translation from French (Français) to Catalan (Català) copyright © 2023 by Salvador Pila, (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 Victor Hugo (1802 - 1885), no title, written 1836, appears in Les voix intérieures, no. 11, first published 1837
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