Viens mort adorable et apaisante

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by Walt Whitman (1819 - 1892)

Translation © by Guy Laffaille

Dark Mother, always gliding near

(Sung text for setting by J. Rogers)

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Language: English

Our translations: FRE

 ... 

Dark Mother, always gliding near, with soft feet,
Have none chanted for thee a chant of fullest welcome?

Then I chant it for thee -- I glorify thee above all;
I bring thee a song that when thou must indeed come, come unfalteringly.

Approach, strong Deliveress,
When it is so, when thou hast taken them, I joyously sing the dead,	
Lost in the loving, floating ocean of thee,
Laved in the flood of thy bliss, O Death.

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Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 3-5 of the original text.

Composition:

James Hotchkiss Rogers

In Memoriam

Text Authorship:

by Walt Whitman (1819 - 1892), "Death carol", appears in Memories of President Lincoln, in When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd, no. 16

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FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Research team for this page: Ahmed E. Ismail , Gustav Ringel

This text was added to the website: 2005-01-13
Line count: 28
Word count: 261

Mère sombre, qui t'approche toujours en glissant

(Sung text translation for setting by J. Rogers)

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Language: French (Français) after the English

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Mère sombre, toujours t'approchant en glissant, avec de doux pieds,
Personne n'a chanté pour toi un chant de bienvenue ?

Alors je le chante pour toi  -- Je te glorifie au-dessus de tout ;
Je t'apporte un chant qui quand tu dois en effet venir, vient sans trembler.

Approche, libération puissante !
Quand il le faut -- quand tu les as pris, je chante joyeusement les morts,
Perdus dans ton océan aimant et flottant,
Lavés dans le déluge de ton bonheur, ô mort.

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Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 3-5 of the original text.

Text Authorship:

Translation from English to French (Français) copyright © 2017 by Guy Laffaille, (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 Walt Whitman (1819 - 1892), "Death carol", appears in Memories of President Lincoln, in When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd, no. 16
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This text was added to the website: 2017-05-15
Line count: 28
Word count: 292