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by Louis Charles Alfred de Musset (1810 - 1857)
Translation © by Peter Low

Adieu Suzon
 (Sung text for setting by L. Rey)
 See original
Language: French (Français) 
Our translations:  CAT ENG ENG
Adieu Suzon, ma rose blonde,
Qui fut à moi pendant huit jours ;
Les plus courts plaisirs de ce monde
Souvent font les meilleurs amours.
Sais-je, au moment où je te quitte,
Où m'entraîne mon astre errant ?
Je m'en vais pourtant, ma petite,
Bien loin, bien vite,
Toujours courant.

 ... 

Que de tristesse, et que de charmes,
Tendre enfant, dans tes doux adieux !
Tout m'enivre, jusqu'à tes larmes,
Lorsque ton cœur est dans tes yeux,
A vivre ton regard m'invite ;
Il me consolerait mourant.
Je m'en vais pourtant, ma petite,
Bien loin, bien vite,
Tout en pleurant.

Que notre amour, si tu m'oublies,
Suzon, dure encore un moment ;
Comme un bouquet de fleurs pâlies,
Cache-le dans ton sein charmant !
Adieu ; le bonheur reste au gîte,
Le souvenir part avec moi :
Je l'emporterai, ma petite,
Bien loin, bien vite,
Toujours à toi !

Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1,4-5 of the original text.

First published in La Revue de Paris, May 1852.

Composition:

    Set to music by Louis-Étienne-Ernest Rey (1823 - 1909), as Ernest Reyer, "Adieu Suzon", 1854, stanzas 1,4-5 [ medium voice and piano ]

Text Authorship:

  • by Louis Charles Alfred de Musset (1810 - 1857), "Adieux à Suzon", written 1844?, appears in Poésies nouvelles

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Peter Low) , copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Qi Feng Wu) , copyright © 2023, (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: 45
Word count: 233

Farewell Suzon, my fair‑haired rose
 (Sung text translation for setting by L. Rey)
 See original
Language: English  after the French (Français) 
Farewell Suzon, my fair-haired rose,
you were mine for eight days.
The briefest pleasures in this world
often make the best affairs.
Do I know, now as I leave you,
where my wandering star is taking me?
And yet I'm going, my little one,
far away, fast,
always running.

 ... 

There's so much sadness, so many charms,
tender girl, in your sweet farewell!
It all intoxicates me, even your tears,
when your heart is in your eyes.
Your gaze invites me to live,
and will console me when I die.
And yet I'm going, my little one,
far away, fast,
always weeping.

May our love, if you forget me,
Suzon, endure a moment more.
Hide it in your charming breast,
like a bunch of faded flowers!
Farewell, happiness stays in the house
and memory leaves with me.
I will carry it away, my little one,
far away, fast,
always yours.

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Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1,4-5 of the original text.

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  • Translation from French (Français) to English copyright © 2022 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 Louis Charles Alfred de Musset (1810 - 1857), "Adieux à Suzon", written 1844?, appears in Poésies nouvelles
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This text was added to the website: 2022-04-20
Line count: 45
Word count: 252

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