La jeune lune de mai | La jeune lune de mai rayonne ; amour

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by Thomas Moore (1779 - 1852)

Translation © by Pierre Mathé

A night song

(Sung text for setting by C. Ives)

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Language: English

Our translations: FRE GER

The young May moon is beaming; love,
The glow-worm's lamp is gleaming, love,
        How sweet to rove
        Through Morna's grove,
When the drowsy world is dreaming, love!
Then awake! The heavens look bright, my dear,
'Tis never too late for delight,  ... 
        And best of all ways
        To lengthen  ...  days
Is to steal a few hours from the night, my my dear,
When the drowsy world is dreaming, love!

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

Composition:

Charles Edward Ives

Sentimental Ballads

Text Authorship:

by Thomas Moore (1779 - 1852), "The young May Moon", appears in Irish Melodies

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

FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "La jeune lune de mai", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Pierre Mathé [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 20
Word count: 130

La jeune lune de mai

(Sung text translation for setting by C. Ives)

See original

Language: French (Français) after the English

La jeune lune de mai rayonne ; amour,
La lampe du ver luisant brille,
Comme il est doux d'errer
Dans le bosquet de Morna
Quand le monde endormi rêve,amour !
Veille donc ! Le ciel semble clair, ma chère,
Il n'est jamais trop tard pour le plaisir,  ... 
Et le meilleur moyen
De prolonger les jours
Est de voler quelques heures à la nuit, ma chère,
Quand le monde endormi rêve,amour !

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

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Translation from English to French (Français) copyright © 2014 by Pierre Mathé, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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a text in English by Thomas Moore (1779 - 1852), "The young May Moon", appears in Irish Melodies
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This text was added to the website: 2014-04-18
Line count: 20
Word count: 127