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by Louis Hyacinthe Bouilhet (1822 - 1869)

Moisson prochaine
 (Sung text for setting by C. Koechlin)
 See base text
Language: French (Français) 
Our translations:  ENG
O vierge! ta beauté semble un champ de blés mûrs
Dont le vent fait rouler les vagues inquiètes!
Parmi les brins serrés, passant leurs folles têtes,
Brillent le pavot rouge et le bluet d'azur;

Au zénith éclatant pas un nuage obscur;
L'aube seule aux épis suspend ses gouttelettes;
Mille désirs charmants, comme des alouettes,
Volent par les sillons et poussent leur cri pur.

Vierge! voici le temps qu'on va lier les gerbes;
Bientôt retentiront les chansons dans les herbes,
Et les rondes, le soir, sous les cieux étoilés,

Car, sur ses larges reins attachant sa ceinture,
Demain, le moissonneur à la brune figure
Va promener sa faux dans l'épaisseur des blés.

Composition:

    Set to music by Charles Koechlin (1867 - 1950), "Moisson prochaine", op. 5 (Cinq mélodies) no. 2 (1893-97) [ voice and piano ], Éd. E. Baudoux & Cie

Text Authorship:

  • by Louis Hyacinthe Bouilhet (1822 - 1869), "Puberté", written 1859, appears in Festons et astragales, Paris, Éd. Librairie nouvelle, first published 1859

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

  • ENG English (Adam Ewing) , "Near harvest", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Adam Ewing

This text was added to the website: 2012-04-02
Line count: 14
Word count: 112

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