by Paul Verlaine (1844 - 1896)
Language: French (Français)
Our translations: ENG
Va, chanson, à tire d'aile au devant d'elle, Et dis lui bien que dans mon coeur fidèle Un rayon joyeux a lui et que voici le grand jour! Entendez-vous longtemps muette Et craintive, la gaîté, Comme une vive alouette, Dans le ciel clair a chanté, Va donc, chanson ingénue, Et, que sans nul regret vain Elle soit la bienvenue. Celle qui revient enfin!
Composition:
- Set to music by Charles Koechlin (1867 - 1950), "Va, chanson", op. 24 no. 4 (1900-1), published 1901-2 [ voice and piano ], from Cinq poèmes de La bonne chanson, no. 4, Paris, L. Philippo
Text Authorship:
- by Paul Verlaine (1844 - 1896), no title, appears in La bonne chanson, no. 12, first published 1870
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Faith J. Cormier) , "Fly, song", copyright © 2001, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 11
Word count: 63