Pervigilium Mortis | Cast your eyes, so sad and tender, on me

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by Pierre-Félix Louis (1870 - 1925), as Pierre Louÿs

Translation © by Patrick Cardy

Pervigilium mortis

(Sung text for setting by P. Cardy)

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Language: French (Français)

Our translations: ENG

Ouvre sur moi tes yeux si tristes et si tendres,
Miroirs de mon étoile, asiles éclairés, 
Tes yeux plus solennels de se voir adorés, 
Temples où le silence est le secret d'entendre.

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by Pierre-Félix Louis (1870 - 1925), as Pierre Louÿs, no title, appears in Pervigilium mortis, no. 1

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Pervigilium Mortis

(Sung text translation for setting by P. Cardy)

See original

Language: English after the French (Français)

  Cast your eyes, so sad and tender, on me,
  mirrors of my star, illuminated sanctuaries,
  your eyes, more solemn from seeing themselves adored,
  temples where silence is the secret of understanding.

Note: the text above is taken from stanza 1 of the original text.

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a text in French (Français) by Pierre-Félix Louis (1870 - 1925), as Pierre Louÿs, no title, appears in Pervigilium mortis, no. 1
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