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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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Text Authorship:

  • by Rudyard Kipling (1865 - 1936), no title, appears in The Jungle Book, heading the chapter "Mowgli's Brothers", first published 1894

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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 54

Chanson de nuit dans la Jungle
 (Sung text for setting by C. Koechlin)
 See original
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 !

Composition:

    Set to music by Charles Koechlin (1867 - 1950), "Chanson de nuit dans la Jungle", op. 18 no. 2 (1899-1901) [ contralto, bass, women's chorus, piano or orchestra ], from Trois Poèmes du Livre de la Jungle, no. 2

Text Authorship:

  • by Louis Fabulet (1862 - 1933), "Chanson de nuit dans la Jungle", appears in Le Livre de la Jungle (The Jungle Book), first published 1899
  • by Robert, vicomte d'Humières (1868 - 1915), "Chanson de nuit dans la Jungle", appears in Le Livre de la Jungle (The Jungle Book), first published 1899

Based on:

  • a text in English by Rudyard Kipling (1865 - 1936), no title, appears in The Jungle Book, heading the chapter "Mowgli's Brothers", first published 1894
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2003-11-23
Line count: 8
Word count: 56

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