by Sophie de Bazancourt, Countess d'Arbouville (1810 - 1850)
Language: French (Français)
Our translations: ENG
Bonheur si doux de mon enfance,
Bonheur plus doux de mon printemps,
Je n'ai plus que la souvenance
De vos courts et joyeux instants.
Triste, sur la rive étrangère,
Je rêve à mon lointain pays,
Et des pleurs mouillent ma paupière
Au souvenir de mes amis.
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Composition:
- Set to music by Mathilde, Baroness Willy de Rothschild (1832 - 1924), "Tristesse ! ", stanzas 1-2 [ voice and piano ]
Text Authorship:
- by Sophie de Bazancourt, Countess d'Arbouville (1810 - 1850), "Tristesse", appears in Poésies et nouvelles, first published 1840
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Sadness!", copyright © 2012
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This text was added to the website: 2012-11-28
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Word count: 268