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by Theocritus (c310 BCE - c250 BCE)
Translation by François Marie Arouet (1694 - 1778), as Voltaire

Reine des nuits
 (Sung text for setting by G. Alary)
 See original
Language: French (Français)  after the Greek (Ελληνικά) 
Reine des nuits, dis quel fut mon bonheur ;
Comme en mon sein le frisson et la flamme 
Se succèdaient, me perdaient tour à tour ; 
Quels  ...  transports égarèrent mon âme ; 
Comment mes yeux cherchaient en vain le jour.
Comme j'aimais, et sans songer à plaire,
Je ne pouvais ni parler ni me taire...
Reine des nuits, dis quel fut mon amour. 

Mon amant vint. O moments ineffables ! 
Près de son cœur a palpité mon cœur, 
Tu fus témoin de ses serments coupables, 
Dont m'abusaient le charme et la douceur !
Rêves d'amour dont je fus enivrée. 
Moments charmants, passez-vous sans retour ?
Daphnis trahit la foi qu'il m'a jurée ! 
Reine des cieux, dis quel fut mon amour.

Composition:

    Set to music by Giulio Alary (1814 - 1891), "Reine des nuits" [ medium voice and piano ], from 20 Mélodies, Vol. II, no. 5, Paris, Éd. Durand & Schoenewerk

Text Authorship:

  • by François Marie Arouet (1694 - 1778), as Voltaire, "Théocrite"

Based on:

  • a text in Greek (Ελληνικά) by Theocritus (c310 BCE - c250 BCE) [text unavailable]
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