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by Marceline Desbordes-Valmore (1786 - 1859)

Angélus
 (Sung text for setting by E. Michotte)
 See original
Language: French (Français) 
À genoux ! l'angélus appelle !
Le pasteur monte à la chapelle ;
L'aveugle accorde son vieux luth ;
C'est le moment de la prière
Qui veut notre âme tout entière :
Silence, amour ! silence... chut !

 ... 

À genoux : le village prie,
Et c'est demain qu'on nous marie ;
Dis un ave pour mon salut !
Hélas ! pour songer à moi-même
Ne songeons qu'à celui que j'aime :
Silence, amour ! silence... chut !

À genoux ! la Vierge regarde !
Et la cloche nous dit : "Prends garde !"
Car c'est l'heure où l'ange apparut ;
Les cierges ont mêlé leurs flammes,
Divin emblême de nos âmes :
Silence, amour ! silence... chut !

Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1,3-4 of the original text.

Note: the poem was first published in Musée des familles, October 31, 1833 under the title "L'Angélus au village"; later published as "L'Angélus" and "Angélus".

Composition:

    Set to music by Edmond Michotte (1831 - 1914), "Angélus", subtitle: "Prière de la fiancée", published [1864], stanzas 1,3-4 [ high voice and piano ], from Vingt-cinq morceaux de chant à une et à plusieurs voix avec accompagnement de piano, no. 12, Paris, Éd. Flaxland

Text Authorship:

  • by Marceline Desbordes-Valmore (1786 - 1859), title 1: "L'Angélus au village", title 2: "L'Angélus", title 3: "Angélus", written 1833, appears in Pauvres Fleurs

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Researcher for this page: Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website: 2020-08-10
Line count: 24
Word count: 133

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