by Louis Charles Alfred de Musset (1810 - 1857)
Translation © by Qi Feng Wu

Rappelle‑toi
 (Sung text for setting by S. Auteri-Manzocchi)
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Language: French (Français) 
Our translations:  ENG
        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.

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  • 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

Language: English  after the French (Français) 
Remember, when the fearful Aurora
Opened to the Sun, her enchanted palace;
Remember, when the musing night
Passed while dreaming under her silver veil;
At the call of pleasure when your breast throbs,
From sweet dreams of twilight when the shadow invites you.
Listen to the deep woods
Murmuring in one voice:
Remember.

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Remember, when beneath the cold earth
My broken heart will forever sleep;
Remember, when the lonely flower
On my tomb gently blooms.
I shall see you no more; but my immortal soul
Will return to you like a faithful sister.
Listen, in the night,
A voice laments:
Remember.

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Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1,3 of the original text.

Note: translation of the epigraph: 

(Forget me not.)
Words inspired by the music of Mozart.

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This text was added to the website: 2023-07-06
Line count: 27
Word count: 150