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Rappelle-toi, quand l'Aurore craintive
Ouvre au Soleil son palais enchanté ;
Rappelle-toi, lorsque la nuit pensive
Passe en rêvant sous son voile argenté ;
À l'appel du plaisir lorsque ton sein palpite,
Aux doux songes du soir lorsque l'ombre t'invite.
Écoute au fond des bois
Murmurer une voix :
Rappelle-toi.
...
Rappelle-toi, quand sous la froide terre
Mon cœur brisé pour toujours dormira ;
Rappelle-toi, quand la fleur solitaire
Sur mon tombeau doucement s'ouvrira.
Tu ne me verras plus ; mais mon âme immortelle
Reviendra près de toi comme une sœur fidèle.
Écoute, dans la nuit,
Une voix qui gémit :
Rappelle-toi.
Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1,3 of the original text.
Note: the poem first appeared in Voyage où il vous plaira by Tony Johannot Alfred de Musset et P.-J. Stahl, éd. J. Hetzel, Paris, 1843, with music apparently not by Mozart. It is preceded by the following:
(Vergiss mein nicht.) Paroles faites sur la musique de Mozart.
Composition:
- Set to music by Salvatore Auteri-Manzocchi (1845 - 1924), "Rappelle-toi", <<1883, stanzas 1,3 [ voice and piano ], from Nouvelles Mélodies, no. 1, Paris, Éd. 'Au Ménestrel' Heugel et Fils
Text Authorship:
- by Louis Charles Alfred de Musset (1810 - 1857), "Rappelle-toi", appears in Poésies nouvelles
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Qi Feng Wu) , copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FRE French (Français) (Peter Low) , copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2008-09-21
Line count: 27
Word count: 149
Remember, when fearful Dawn
opens her enchanted palace to the Sun;
remember, when pensive night
comes dreaming past under her silvery veil,
when your breast trembles at the call of pleasure,
when the shade invites you to sweet evening dreams.
Listen, a voice murmurs
deep in the woods:
"Remember."
...
Remember when my broken body
sleeps forever under the cold earth;
remember when the solitary flower
gently opens on my grave.
I will not see you again, but my immortal soul
will return to your side like a faithful sister.
Listen, in the night,
to the moaning voice:
"Remember."
Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1,3 of the original text.
Text Authorship:
- Translation from French (Français) to French (Français) 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.
Based on:
- a text in French (Français) by Louis Charles Alfred de Musset (1810 - 1857), "Rappelle-toi", appears in Poésies nouvelles
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This text was added to the website: 2022-04-20
Line count: 27
Word count: 150