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Entends-tu les gondoles S'égarer sur les flots ; Les douces barcarolles Des jeunes matelots ? Partout tendre désir Éveille ... le plaisir, Belle, viens à moi, ... Je rame ici vers toi ! ... Au son des mandolines, Que de cœurs palpitans ! Là-bas sur les collines, Que de couples contens ! Partout tendre désir Éveille ... le plaisir, Belle, viens à moi, ... Je rame ici vers toi ! ... Voici l'heure charmante Où l'on chante plus bas ; Et de ma jeune amante Je sens frémir les pas ! Partout tendre désir Éveille ... le plaisir, Belle, viens à moi, ... Je rame ici vers toi !
Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-2,5-6,9-10 of the original text.
An imitation of Moore's Oh, come to me when daylight sets (Venetian Air).
Composition:
- Set to music by Maria Felicia Garcia Malibran (1808 - 1836), "Belle, viens à moi", subtitle: "Nocturne à deux voix égales", stanzas 1-2,5-6,9-10 [ vocal duet for soprano and mezzo-soprano with piano ], from Album Lyrique, no. 13, Éd. Troupenas
Text Authorship:
- by Marceline Desbordes-Valmore (1786 - 1859), no title, appears in Imitation de Moore : Trois Nocturnes, no. 1
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Laura L. Nagle) , "Sweetheart, come to me", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 183
Do you hear the gondolas meandering upon the waves, the soft barcarolles of the young sailors? All around, loving desire is awakening pleasure. Sweetheart, come to me; I am here, rowing toward you. ... Here is that delightful hour when people sing more softly, and I hear the quivering footsteps of my young beloved. All around, loving desire is awakening pleasure. Sweetheart, come to me; I am here, rowing toward you. ... ...
Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-2,5-6,9-10 of the original text.
Note: this is a translation of the Malibran setting.Text Authorship:
- Translation from French (Français) to English copyright © 2007 by Laura L. Nagle, (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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Based on:
- a text in French (Français) by Marceline Desbordes-Valmore (1786 - 1859), no title, appears in Imitation de Moore : Trois Nocturnes, no. 1
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