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by Armand Silvestre (1837 - 1901)

Je demande à l'oiseau
 (Sung text for setting by A. Beach)
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Language: French (Français) 
Je demande à l'oiseau qui passe
Sur les arbres, sans s'y poser,
Qu'il t'apporte, à travers l'espace,
La caresse de mon baiser.

Je demande à la brise pleine
De l'âme mourante des fleurs,
De prendre un peu de ton haleine
Pour en venir sécher mes pleurs.

Je demande au soleil de flamme,
Qui boit la sève et fait les vins,
Qu'il aspire toute mon âme,
Et la verse à tes pieds divins !

Composition:

    Set to music by Amy Marcy Cheney Beach (1867 - 1944), "Je demande à l'oiseau", op. 51 (Four Songs) no. 4 (1903) [ medium voice and piano ], also set in English

Text Authorship:

  • by Armand Silvestre (1837 - 1901), "L'Exilé", written 1884-89, appears in Roses d'octobre, poésies 1884-1889, in 5. Vers pour être chantés, no. 16, first published 1890

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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2008-07-08
Line count: 12
Word count: 72

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