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by Paul Collin (1845 - 1915)

Si j'etais rayon
 (Sung text for setting by M. de Rothschild)
 See base text
Language: French (Français) 
Our translations:  ENG
Si j'étais rayon, j'irais, jeune fille,
Si j'étais rayon splendide et joyeux,
Verser tout l'éclat de mon feu qui brille
Dans tes jolis yeux.

Si j'étais zéphir, j'irais dans les tresses,
Dans les tresses d'or de tes cheveux doux,
Je leur donnerais de folles caresses,
Malgré les jaloux!

 ... 

Si j'étais Amour, j'irais dans ton âme,
Si j'étais Amour, j'irais dans ton coeur,
Épeler, le soir, les lettres de flamme
De mon nom vainqueur!

Composition:

    Set to music by Mathilde, Baroness Willy de Rothschild (1832 - 1924), "Si j'etais rayon", stanzas 1-2,5 [ voice and piano ]

Text Authorship:

  • by Paul Collin (1845 - 1915), "Ariette", written 1874, appears in Glas et Carillons, Poésies, in 2. Poésies diverses, Paris, Éd. Hachette & Lemerre, first published 1874

See other settings of this text.

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

  • ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "If I were a sunbeam", copyright © 2012


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 20
Word count: 118

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