by Rudyard Kipling (1865 - 1936)
Translation by Louis Fabulet (1862 - 1933) and by Robert, vicomte d'Humières (1868 - 1915)

Now Chil the Kite brings home the night
Language: English 
 Now Chil the Kite brings home the night
 That Mang the Bat sets free -
 The herds are shut in byre and hut,
 For loosed till dawn are we.
 This is the hour of pride and power,
 Talon and tush and claw.
 Oh, hear the call! - Good hunting all
 That keep the Jungle Law!

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Language: French (Français)  after the English 
Chil Vautour conduit les pas de la nuit
  Que Mang le Vampire délivre --
Dorment les troupeaux dans l'étable clos,
  La terre est à nous l'ombre nous la livre
C'est l'heure du soir, orgueil et pouvoir 
  À la serre, le croc et l'ongle.
Nous entendez-vous ? Bonne chasse à tous 
  Qui gardez la Loi de la Jungle !

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    Set to music by Maurice Delage (1879 - 1961), "Chil le vautour", op. 21 no. 2 (1934), published 1935, first performed 1935 [ voice and piano or orchestra ], from Trois chants de la jungle, no. 2, Éd. Maurice Sénart

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