by Charles Ellacott
Translation Singable translation by Jacques Pillois (1877 - 1935)

My fire
Language: English 
My fire burns low, 
And through bronze red bar
The ashes shift in golden glow
As dies the fire.
So must we die and pass into realms of Eternity.
My fire is dead,
Its ashes grow cold
As a day that is done,
As a tale that is told.

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Language: French (Français)  after the English 
Mon feu doucement brûle,
Et sous les chenêts
Le cendre épand ses lueurs d'or.
Telle meurt la flamme
Tels nous mourons et retournerons dans l'Eternité.
Mon feu n'est plus,
Sa cendre est froide
Comme un jour écoulé,
Une histoire achevée.

Composition:

    Set to music by Jacques Pillois (1877 - 1935), as Jacques Desky, "Mon feu", 1921, published 1921 [ voice and piano ], from Quatre mélodies, no. 1, Paris, Éd. Maurice Senart, also set in English

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Researcher for this page: Johann Winkler

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Word count: 40