Aurora catches fire | Aurora catches fire

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by Victor Hugo (1802 - 1885)

Translation © by Linda Godry

Aubade

(Sung text for setting by J. Weckerlin)

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Language: French (Français)

Our translations: CAT CHI ENG ENG

I
L'aurore s'allume ;
L'ombre épaisse fuit ;
Le rêve et la brume
Vont où va la nuit ;
Paupières et roses
S'ouvrent demi-closes ;
Du réveil des choses
On entend le bruit.

Tout chante et murmure,
Tout parle à la fois,
Fumée et verdure,
Les nids et les toits ;
Le vent parle aux chênes,
L'eau parle aux fontaines ;
Toutes les haleines
Deviennent des voix !

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Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-2 of the original text.

Composition:

Jean-Baptiste Théodore Weckerlin

Text Authorship:

by Victor Hugo (1802 - 1885), no title, written 1834, appears in Les Chants du Crépuscule, no. 20

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CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
CHI Chinese (中文) [singable] (Dr Huaixing Wang) , copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Linda Godry) , "Aurora catches fire", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Amy Pfrimmer) , copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Line count: 139
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Aurora catches fire

(Sung text translation for setting by J. Weckerlin)

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Language: English after the French (Français)

I
Aurora catches fire,
the dense shadows vanish;
the dream and the fumes
go where the night goes;
Eyelids and roses
Open just a bit;
You awaken to things,
You notice sounds.

All is singing and murmur,
All are simultaneously talking,
Smoke and foliage,
Nests and rooftops;
The wind whispers to the oaks,
The water to the fountains;
Gasps for breath 
Become voices! 

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Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-2 of the original text.

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Translation from French (Français) to English copyright © 2006 by Linda Godry, (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 Victor Hugo (1802 - 1885), no title, written 1834, appears in Les Chants du Crépuscule, no. 20
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This text was added to the website: 2006-12-07
Line count: 139
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