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by Victor Hugo (1802 - 1885)

Translation © by Alberto Bonati

À genoux

(Sung text for setting by H. Monpou)

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Language: French (Français)

Our translations: CAT ENG ENG GER SPA

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 ;

 ... 

Puisque l'air à la branche
Donne l'oiseau ;
Que l'aube à la pervenche
Donne un peu d'eau ;

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 !

Mon esprit qui sans voile
Vogue au hazard,
Et qui n'a pour étoile
Que ton regard !

 ... 

Reçois, mon bien céleste,
O ma beauté,
Mon cœur, dont rien ne reste,
L'amour ôté !

Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1,2,4-10,12 of the original text.

Composition:

Hippolyte Monpou

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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Ya que aquí abajo toda alma

(Sung text translation for setting by H. Monpou)

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Language: Spanish (Español) after the French (Français)

Ya que aquí abajo toda alma
Da a alguien
Su música, su llama,
O su perfume;

Ya que aquí cada cosa
Da siempre
Su espina o su rosa
A sus amores;

 ... 

Ya que el aire a la rama
Le da el ave;
Que el alba a la pervinca
Da un poco de agua;

Ya que, cuando ella llega
Para allí descansar,
La onda amarga a la ribera
Le da un beso;

Yo te doy, en esta hora,
Inclinado sobre tí,
La mejor cosa
Que tengo en mí

Recibe entonces mi pensamiento,
Aunque triste,
Que, como un rocío,
¡Te llega en lágrimas!

Recibe mis votos innumerables,
Oh mis amores
Recibe la llama o bien la sombra
De todos mis días.

Mis transportes llenos de arrebato,
Puros de sospechas,
Y todas las caricias
De mis canciones.

Mi espíritu, que sin vela
Boga al azar,
Y que no tiene por estrella
Más que tu mirada.

 ... 

Recibe, mi bien celestial,
Oh mi belleza
Mi corazón, en el que nada queda,
Despojado de amor.

Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1,2,4-10,12 of the original text.

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