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by Joachim du Bellay (1525 - c1560)

Translation © by Barbara Miller

Quand reverrai‑je, hélas!

(Sung text for setting by A. Caplet)

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Language: French (Français)

Our translations: ENG

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Quand reverrai-je, hélas, de mon petit village
Fumer la cheminée, et en quelle saison
Reverrai-je le clos de ma pauvre maison,
Qui m'est une province, et beaucoup davantage ?

Note: the text above is taken from stanza 2 of the original text.

Composition:

André Caplet

Deux sonnets pour voix haute avec accompagnement de harpe

Text Authorship:

by Joachim du Bellay (1525 - c1560), no title, written 1558, appears in Les regrets, no. 31

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ENG English (Barbara Miller) , "When will I see again, alas", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English [singable] (E. Adelaide Hahn) , "Sonnet"

Researcher for this page: Barbara Miller

This text was added to the website: 2007-04-25
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Word count: 110

When will I see again, alas

(Sung text translation for setting by A. Caplet)

See original

Language: English after the French (Français)

...

Note: the text above is taken from stanza 2 of the original text.

Text Authorship:

Translation from French (Français) to English copyright © 2007 by Barbara Miller, (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 French (Français) by Joachim du Bellay (1525 - c1560), no title, written 1558, appears in Les regrets, no. 31
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