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by Maurice Bouchor (1855 - 1929)

L'âme des bois
 (Sung text for setting by E. Chausson)
 See original
Language: French (Français) 
 ... 

III
 Oh ! ma bien-aimée est la fleur des fleurs,
 L'oiseau des oiseaux, le rêve des rêves,
 Qui fait, dans les bois, palpiter les sèves,
 Et fondre d'amour la rosée en pleurs.

 Et ma bien-aimée embellit les choses ;
 Sa voix fait plus doux les rossignolets,
 Et ses grands cheveux, légers et follets,
 Ravivent encor le parfum des roses.

 Et quand, à travers les feuilles, je vois
 La blonde aux yeux bleus, en claire toilette,
 Simple et douce, ainsi qu'une violette,
 Je crois voir passer l'âme des grands bois.

Composition:

    Set to music by Ernest Amédée Chausson (1855 - 1899), "L'âme des bois", 1877, published 1878, stanzas 11-13 [ high voice and piano ], from Deux Poèmes de Bouchor, no. 2, Éd. Durand-Schoenewerk

Text Authorship:

  • by Maurice Bouchor (1855 - 1929), no title, appears in Les chansons joyeuses - poésies, in Dans la forêt, no. 2

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Researcher for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani

This text was added to the website: 2007-11-23
Line count: 55
Word count: 352

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