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by Henri Cazalis (1840 - 1909), as Jean Lahor

Le Couvercle du mort
 (Sung text for setting by D. Fleuret)
 See original
Language: French (Français) 
Our translations:  ENG
J'étais mort, et je dis à mon âme : « Il est temps,
Quitte la tombe et viens, monte vers la lumière :
Tous ces vivants, Oh ! comme ils rient, tu les entends ?
Il fait trop noir et froid ici, sors de ta bière. »
 
Le couvercle était lourd, et je raidis mes mains :
Que de clartés là-haut et quel grands bruits de fête !
Horreur ! je retombai ; mes efforts étaient vains :
C'était l'éternité qui pesait sur ma tête !

Composition:

    Set to music by Daniel Fleuret (1869 - 1915), "Le Couvercle du mort", published 1912 [ medium voice and piano ], from L'Illusion, poème en neuf chants de Jean Lahor, no. 9, Lyon, Éd. Janin Frères

Text Authorship:

  • by Henri Cazalis (1840 - 1909), as Jean Lahor, "Le Couvercle du mort", written 1875, appears in L'Illusion, in 4. Heures sombres, no. 15, Paris, Éd. Alphonse Lemerre, first published 1875

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

  • ENG English (Grant Hicks) , "The Dead Man's Coffin-Lid", copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Grant Hicks [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2025-05-22
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Word count: 78

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