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by Théodore Faullin de Banville (1823 - 1891)

Translation © by Peter Low

L'âme d'un ange

(Sung text for setting by G. Schubert)

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Language: French (Français)

Our translations: ENG SPA

Ils se disent, ma colombe,
Que tu rêves, morte encore,
Sous la pierre d'une tombe :
tu vis, car je t'adore!,
Tu t'éveilles ranimée,
Ô pensive bien-aimée !

 ... 

Ô délices ! je respire
Tes divines tresses blondes !
Ta voix pure, cette lyre,
Suit la vague sur les ondes,
Et, suave, les effleure,
Comme un cygne qui se pleure !

Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1,3 of the original text.

Composition:

Georgine Schubert

Lieder und Gesänge, Erste Folge

Text Authorship:

by Théodore Faullin de Banville (1823 - 1891), "L'énamourée", written 1859, appears in Les Exilés, first published 1867

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

ENG English (Peter Low) , no title, copyright © 2002, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
SPA Spanish (Español) (Raedcavid De Jesús) , "La enamorada", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 18
Word count: 86

The soul of an angel

(Sung text translation for setting by G. Schubert)

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Language: English after the French (Français)

They say, my dove,
that you are still dead and dreaming
beneath a tombstone;
but you awaken, revived,
for the soul that adores you,
oh pensive beloved!

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Oh delights!  I breathe
your divine blond tresses!
Your pure voice, a kind of lyre,
moves on the swell of the waters
and touches them gently, suavely,
like a lamenting swan!

Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1,3 of the original text.

Text Authorship:

Translation from French (Français) to English copyright © 2002 by Peter Low, (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 French (Français) by Théodore Faullin de Banville (1823 - 1891), "L'énamourée", written 1859, appears in Les Exilés, first published 1867
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 18
Word count: 83