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by Gérard Labrunie (1808 - 1855), as Gérard de Nerval

Dans les bois
 (Sung text for setting by B. Britten)
 Matches original text
Language: French (Français) 
Our translations:  CAT ENG
Au printemps l'Oiseau naît et chante:
N'avez-vous pas ouï sa voix?
Elle est pure, simple et touchante
La voix de l'Oiseau - dans les bois!

L'été, l'Oiseau cherche l'Oiselle;
Il aime - et n'aime qu'une fois!
Qu'il est doux, paisible et fidèle,
Le nid de l'Oiseau - dans les bois!

Puis, quand vient l'automne brumeuse
Il se tait .... avant les temps froids.
Hélas! qu'elle doit être heureuse
La mort de l'Oiseau - dans les bois!

Composition:

    Set to music by (Edward) Benjamin Britten (1913 - 1976), "Dans les bois", 1928

Text Authorship:

  • by Gérard Labrunie (1808 - 1855), as Gérard de Nerval, "Dans les bois"

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Als boscos", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (David Jonathan Justman) , "In the woods", copyright ©, (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: 12
Word count: 72

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