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by Armand Silvestre (1837 - 1901)

Le bûcher
 (Sung text for setting by A. Castillon)
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Language: French (Français) 
Our translations:  ENG
Dans les sentiers perdus moissonant les bois morts,
Le Temps a traversé la forêt de mon âme,
Entassant et foulant souvenirs et remords,
En un sombre bûcher d'où jaillira la flamme.

Ô mes folles amours ! Démons ! Cœurs inhumains !
Accourez et dansez ! C'est mon âme qui brûle !
-- Je m'en retourne aux cieux comme le grand Hercule.
Sur les ailes du feu qu'ont allumé vos mains !

Composition:

    Set to music by Alexis de Castillon (1838 - 1873), "Le bûcher", op. 8 no. 1 (1868), published 1869 [ medium voice and piano or orchestra ], from Six poésies d'Armand Silvestre, no. 1, Éd. Heugel

Text Authorship:

  • by Armand Silvestre (1837 - 1901), "Le bûcher", appears in La vie, in 2. La vie des choses : Tableaux et paysages

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

  • ENG English (Laura Prichard) , "The pyre", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 64

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