Viens mort adorable et apaisante

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by Walt Whitman (1819 - 1892)

Translation © by Guy Laffaille

The night in silence under many a star

(Sung text for setting by G. Crumb)

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Language: English

Our translations: FRE

 ... 

The night, in silence, under many a star;
The ocean shore, and the husky whispering wave, whose voice I know;	
And the soul turning to thee, O vast and well-veil'd Death,
And the body gratefully nestling close to thee.

Note: the text above is taken from stanza 7 of the original text.

Composition:

George Crumb

Apparition - Elegiac Songs and Vocalises

Text Authorship:

by Walt Whitman (1819 - 1892), "Death carol", appears in Memories of President Lincoln, in When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd, no. 16

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FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Research team for this page: Ahmed E. Ismail , Gustav Ringel

This text was added to the website: 2005-01-13
Line count: 28
Word count: 261

La nuit, en silence, sous mainte étoile

(Sung text translation for setting by G. Crumb)

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Language: French (Français) after the English

 ... 

la nuit, en silence, sous mainte étoile ;
Le bord de l'océan, et la vague chuchotant d'un ton rauque, dont je connais la voix ;
Et l'âme se tournant vers toi, ô mort vaste et bien dissimulée,
Et le corps se blottissant avec reconnaissance contre toi.

Note: the text above is taken from stanza 7 of the original text.

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Translation from English to French (Français) copyright © 2017 by Guy Laffaille, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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a text in English by Walt Whitman (1819 - 1892), "Death carol", appears in Memories of President Lincoln, in When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd, no. 16
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This text was added to the website: 2017-05-15
Line count: 28
Word count: 292