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by Louis Gallet (1835 - 1898)

Épithalame
 (Sung text for setting by C. Saint-Saëns)
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Language: French (Français) 
Hercule, prenant une lyre
Viens, ô toi dont le clair visage 
Garde la fraîcheur du matin, 
Dont les grands yeux pleins de lumière 
Ont des caresses de soleil ! 

Tes bras sont les puissantes chaînes 
Qui me retiennent prisonnier, 
Et le parfum de ton haleine 
M'est un enivrement d'amour.

Ô divine, reçois l'hommage 
Que je t'offre d'un cœur soumis ;
Reçois les présents que j'apporte 
Pour orner le seuil nuptial. 

Je voudrais dépouiller ta terre 
Des cîmes jusqu'aux profondeurs,
Et t'offrir toutes ses richesses,
T'asservir toutes ses grandeurs.

Composition:

    Set to music by Charles Camille Saint-Saëns (1835 - 1921), "Épithalame", 1910 [ voice and piano ], from opera Déjanire, Act IV; Paris, Éd. Durand

Text Authorship:

  • by Louis Gallet (1835 - 1898), no title

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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2023-02-11
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