by Armand Renaud (1836 - 1895)
Language: French (Français)
Our translations: ENG
Au bord du lac, j’ai mis mon âme Dans une fleur de nélumbo ; Dans ce nid frais comme un tombeau, De mes désirs j’endors la flamme, Et le zéphyr berce mon âme, Comme il berce le nélumbo.
Composition:
- Set to music by Ernest Moret (1871 - 1949), "Le nélumbo", published 1919 [ voice and piano ], from Sous le ciel de l'Islam, no. 7, Paris: Heugel
Text Authorship:
- by Armand Renaud (1836 - 1895), "Le Nid", written 1870, appears in Les nuits persanes, in 3. Les Rythmes, Paris, Éd. Alphonse Lemerre, first published 1870
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Garrett Medlock) , "The lotus", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2019-09-18
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Word count: 37