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by Henri Cazalis (1840 - 1909), as Jean Lahor

Aubade
 (Sung text for setting by S. Schlesinger)
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Language: French (Français) 
Our translations:  ENG
Je suis la nuit, oh ! sois le jour ; 
Lumière que mon ombre adore, 
Unissons-nous, et notre amour 
Resplendira comme une aurore. 

Mon âme brûle et se mourra : 
Je suis le désert, sois l'eau pure, 
Et notre amour nous couvrira, 
Comme une oasis de verdure. 

Composition:

    Set to music by Sebastian Benson Schlesinger (1837 - 1917), "Aubade", op. 75 no. 1 [ voice and piano ], A. Quinzard

Text Authorship:

  • by Henri Cazalis (1840 - 1909), as Jean Lahor, "Aubade", appears in L'Illusion, in 1. Chants de l'Amour et de la Mort

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

  • ENG English (Grant Hicks) , copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2018-12-06
Line count: 8
Word count: 44

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