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by Élie Cabrol (1829 - 1905)

Le Bouquet
 (Sung text for setting by C. Widor)
 See original
Language: French (Français) 
Our translations:  ENG
Oui je t'ai conservé, cher bouquet de verveines, 
Que ses petites mains laissèrent dans les miennes, 
  À l'heure triste du départ.
Fleurs d'un jour, ce jour-là si fraîches et pimpantes ! 
Vous courbez maintenant vos têtes languissantes,
  Et charmez encor mon regard. 

Je cherche vainement sur vos feuilles flétries 
La trace des baisers que ses lèvres chéries 
  Y mirent au dernier instant ! 
Le temps également de vos senteurs divines
A desséché la source au fond de vos poitrines... 
  Et mon cœur toujours est vivant ! 

 ... 

Composition:

    Set to music by Charles Marie Jean Albert Widor (1844 - 1937), "Le Bouquet", op. 37 no. 6, stanzas 1-2 [ medium voice and piano ], from Quarante mélodies, no. 18, Éd. J. Hamelle

Text Authorship:

  • by Élie Cabrol (1829 - 1905), "Le Bouquet", appears in La première absence. Lettres en vers (Avril à Octobre 185..., first published 1872

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

  • ENG English (Amy Pfrimmer) , "The Bouquet", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2018-04-04
Line count: 24
Word count: 171

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