by Théodore Faullin de Banville (1823 - 1891)
Language: French (Français)
Our translations: ENG
Le pêcheur vidant ses filets, Voit les poissons d'or de la Loire Glacés d'argent sur leur nageoire Et mieux vêtus que des varlets. Teints encor des ardents reflets Du soleil et du flot de moire, Le pêcheur vidant ses filets, Voit les poissons d'or de la Loire. Les beaux captifs, admirez-les! Ils gisent sur la terre noire, Glorifiant de sa victoire, Jaunes, pourpres et violets, Le pêcheur vidant ses filets.
Composition:
- Set to music by Reynaldo Hahn (1874 - 1947), "La pêche", published 1899 [ high voice and piano ], from Douze rondels, no. 7, Paris, Éd. Heugel
Text Authorship:
- by Théodore Faullin de Banville (1823 - 1891), "La pêche", written 1875, appears in Les Exilés, in Rondels, no. 14, Paris, Édition Charpentier, first published 1878
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Garrett Medlock) , "Fishing", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Word count: 70