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by Armand Silvestre (1837 - 1901)

Crépuscule
 (Sung text for setting by J. Massenet)
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Language: French (Français) 
Our translations:  ENG
Comme un rideau sous la blancheur
De leurs pétales rapprochées,
Les lys ont enfermé leur coeur,
Les coccinelles sont couchées.

Et jusqu'au rayon matinal,
Au coeur même des lys cachées,
Comme en un rêve virginal
Les coccinelles sont couchées.

Les lys ne dorment qu'un moment;
Veux-tu pas que têtes penchées,
Nous causions amoureusement?
Les coccinelles sont couchées.

Composition:

    Set to music by Jules Massenet (1842 - 1912), "Crépuscule", 1872, published 1872 [ voice and piano ; or baritone or mezzo-soprano, SSA chorus or trio, and piano ], from Poème pastoral, no. 5

Text Authorship:

  • by Armand Silvestre (1837 - 1901), no title

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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ENG English (Faith J. Cormier) , "Gloaming", copyright © 2003 by Faith J. Cormier, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2004-01-14
Line count: 12
Word count: 57

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