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by Arthur Rimbaud (1854 - 1891)

Ô saisons, ô châteaux
 (Sung text for setting by E. Lutyens)
 Matches base text
Language: French (Français) 
Ô saisons, ô châteaux, 
Quelle âme est sans défaut? 

Ô saisons, ô châteaux, 

J'ai fait la magique étude 
Du bonheur,que nul n'élude. 

Ô vivre lui, chaque fois 
Que chante son coq gaulois. 

Mais! je n'aurais plus d'envie, 
Il s'est chargé de ma vie. 

Ce charme! il prit âme et corps, 
et dispersa tous efforts. 

Que comprendre à ma parole? 
Il fait qu'elle fuit et vole! 

Ô saisons, ô châteaux! 

Et, si le malheur m'entraîne, 
Sa disgrâce m'est certaine. 

Il faut que son dédain, las! 
Me livre au plus prompt trépas! 

Ô Saisons, ô Châteaux!

Composition:

    Set to music by (Agnes) Elisabeth Lutyens (1906 - 1983), "Ô saisons, ô châteaux", 1946 [ soprano, mandolin, guitar, harp, and string orchestra ]

Text Authorship:

  • by Arthur Rimbaud (1854 - 1891), written 1872?, appears in Vers nouveaux et chansons

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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 19
Word count: 94

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