Le livre de la vie
See originalLanguage: French (Français)
Le livre de la vie est le livre suprême
Qu'on ne peut ni fermer, ni rouvrir à son choix ;
Le passage attachant ne s'y lit pas deux fois,
...
On voudrait revenir à la page où l'on aime,
Mais le feuillet fatal se tourne de lui-même;
Et la page où l'on meurt est déjà sous nos doigts.
Note: the text above is taken from lines 1-3,5,4,6 of the original text.
Composition:
Set to music by Fernand de la Tombelle (1854 - 1928), "Le livre de la vie", lines 1-3,5,4,6 [ voice and piano ]
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- ENG English (Peter Low) , copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2010-08-02
Line count: 6
Word count: 58
Language: English after the French (Français)
The book of life is the supreme book
which you cannot close or open as you choose:
the captivating passage cannot be read twice,
...
You would like to return to the page where you love,
but the fatal page opens of itself.
and the page where you die is already under your fingers.
Note: the text above is taken from lines 1-3,5,4,6 of the original text.
Text Authorship:
- Translation from French (Français) to English copyright © 2022 by Peter Low, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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This text was added to the website: 2022-07-01
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