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by Marceline Desbordes-Valmore (1786 - 1859)

À la nuit
 (Sung text for setting by A. Spaeth)
 See original
Language: French (Français) 
Douce Nuit, ton charme paisible 
Du malheureux suspend les pleurs. 
  Nul mortel n'est insensible
A tes bienfaisantes erreurs. 
  Souvent dans un cœur rebelle
   Tu fais naître les désirs ;
   Et l'amour tendre et fidèle
   Te doit ses plus doux plaisirs. 

Tu sais par un riant mensonge
Calmer un amant agité,
  Et le consoler en songe,
D'une triste réalité.
  O Nuit ! pour la douleur sombre, 
  Et pour le plaisir d'amour,
  On doit préférer ton ombre
  A l éclat du plus beau jour.

 ... 

Composition:

    Set to music by Andreas Spaeth (1790 - 1876), "À la nuit", stanzas 1-2 [ voice and piano ], from Vier französische Romanzen, no. 4, also set in German (Deutsch)

Text Authorship:

  • by Marceline Desbordes-Valmore (1786 - 1859), "À la nuit", written 1819

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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2018-09-06
Line count: 24
Word count: 123

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