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by Ioannes Papadiamantopoulos (1856 - 1910), as Jean Moréas

Air vif
 (Sung text for setting by F. Poulenc)
 Matches original text
Language: French (Français) 
Our translations:  ENG ENG GER GER
Le trésor du verger et le jardin en fête,
  Les fleurs des champs, des bois,
Éclatent de plaisir, hélas ! et sur leur tête
  Le vent enfle sa voix.

Mais toi, noble Océan, que l’assaut des tourmentes
  Ne saurait ravager,
Certes, plus dignement, lorsque tu te lamentes,
  Tu te prends à songer.

Composition:

    Set to music by Francis Poulenc (1899 - 1963), "Air vif", FP 46 no. 4 (1927-1928), published 1928-1930 [ soprano and piano or orchestra ], from Airs chantés, no. 4, Éd. Rouart, Lerolle

Text Authorship:

  • by Ioannes Papadiamantopoulos (1856 - 1910), as Jean Moréas, no title, written 1899-1901, appears in Les Stances, in 5. Stances, cinquième livre, no. 1, Paris, Éd. de la Plume, first published 1901

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

  • ENG English (Bertram Kottmann) , "Lively air", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Linda Godry) , "Lively song", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , "Lebhafte Weise", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • GER German (Deutsch) (Linda Godry) , "Lebhaftes Lied", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 51

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