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by René-François Sully-Prudhomme (1839 - 1907)

Marine
 (Sung text for setting by H. Covatti-Dussaut)
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Language: French (Français) 
Our translations:  ENG
On respire du sel dans l’air,
Et la plantureuse campagne
Trempe sa robe dans la mer,
À Douarnenez en Bretagne.

À Douarnenez en Bretagne,
Les enfants rôdent par troupeaux ;
Ils ont les pieds fins, les yeux beaux,
Et sainte Anne les accompagne.

Les vareuses sont en haillons,
Mais le flux roule sa montagne
En y berçant des papillons,
À Douarnenez en Bretagne.

À Douarnenez en Bretagne,
Quand les pêcheurs vont de l’avant,
Les voiles brunes fuient au vent
Comme hirondelles en campagne.

Les aïeux n’y sont point trahis ;
Le cœur des filles ne se gagne
Que dans la langue du pays,
À Douarnenez en Bretagne.

Composition:

    Set to music by Hélène Covatti-Dussaut (1910 - 2005), "Marine", published 2017 [ high voice and piano ], from Daphné, pour chant et piano, no. 2, Clichy, Éd. Musicales Artchipel

Text Authorship:

  • by René-François Sully-Prudhomme (1839 - 1907), "À Douarnenez en Bretagne", written c1865, appears in Stances et Poèmes, in 1. Stances, in 4. Mélanges, no. 10, Paris, Éd. Alphonse Lemerre, first published 1866

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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ENG English (Michael Berridge) , "At Douarnenez in Brittany", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2015-06-27
Line count: 20
Word count: 105

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