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by Franz Toussaint (1879 - 1955)

Vous me répétiez
 (Sung text for setting by R. Wertheim)
 See original
Language: French (Français) 
Our translations:  ENG
Vous me répétiez :
« Nous vieillirons ensemble.
En même temps que les miens,
tes cheveux deviendront blancs
comme la neige des montagnes,
comme la lune d’été... »
Aujourd’hui, seigneur,
j’ai appris que vous aimiez une autre femme,
et je viens, désespérée, vous dire adieu.

 ... 

inspired by Li-Tai-Po

Composition:

    Set to music by Rosalie Marie Wertheim (1888 - 1949), "Vous me répétiez", 1926, copyright © 2024, stanza 1 [ mezzo-soprano, flute and piano ], from La chanson déchirante, no. 1, Rijswijk : Stichting Donemus Beheer
        Publisher: Donemus [external link]

Text Authorship:

  • by Franz Toussaint (1879 - 1955), "La chanson des têtes blanches", appears in La flûte de jade

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

  • ENG English (Grant Hicks) , copyright © 2026, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Grant Hicks [Guest Editor] , Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2026-04-04
Line count: 20
Word count: 114

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