by Louis Charles Alfred de Musset (1810 - 1857)
Language: French (Français)
Our translations: ENG
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34. J'ai vu sous le soleil tomber bien d'autres choses
Que les feuilles des bois et l'écume des eaux,
Bien d'autres s'en aller que le parfum des roses
Et le chant des oiseaux.
First published in La revue des deux mondes, February 15, 1841.
Composition:
- Set to music by Lucy Hamilton Paine , "J'ai vu", <<1909, stanza 34 [ high voice and piano ], from Six mélodies pour chant et piano, no. 4, Paris, Éd. Alphonse Leduc; note: the score misattributes this text to Edmond Rostand
Text Authorship:
- by Louis Charles Alfred de Musset (1810 - 1857), "Souvenir", written 1841, appears in Poésies nouvelles, first published 1841
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Remembrance", copyright © 2012
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This text was added to the website: 2012-11-28
Line count: 180
Word count: 1292