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by Paul Bourget (1852 - 1935)

Près d'un étang
 (Sung text for setting by C. Widor)
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Language: French (Français) 
Près d'un étang presque sans eau
Que colore un ciel d'améthyste,
Aux soirs d'été chante un oiseau,
Un seul oiseau discret et triste.

Ce que cet oiseau chante là,
C'est la fuite de la journée,
Qui s'en va comme s'en ira
Le mois d'abord et puis l'année,

Et la jeunesse avec sa fleur,
Pâle jeunesse consumée
Dans l'attente et dans la langueur,
Loin des yeux de la bien aimée.

Composition:

    Set to music by Charles Marie Jean Albert Widor (1844 - 1937), "Près d'un étang", op. 63 no. 5 [ high voice and piano ], from Soirs d'été, no. 5, Durand

Text Authorship:

  • by Paul Bourget (1852 - 1935), "Près d'un étang presque sans eau", written 1882, appears in Les Aveux, in Amour, in 16. Soirs d'Été, no. 8, Paris, Éd. Alphonse Lemerre, first published 1882

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Researcher for this page: Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website: 2020-10-30
Line count: 12
Word count: 69

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