by Charles Gounod (1818 - 1893)
Loin du pays
Language: French (Français)
Available translation(s): ENG
Vallons de ma montagne, Qui fleurissez là-bas! Ruisseaux dans la campagne, Vous reverrai-je hélas? De la cruelle absence Qui fait couler mes pleurs, De la cruelle absence Abrège la souffrance Mon Dieu! si non, je meurs! Et toi qui fuis la terre, Petit oiseau béni! Peut-être à ma chaumière Tu suspendras ton nid! C’est là que mon vieux père Passe les jours en pleurs! Dis à mon pauvre Pierre Que loin de lui je meurs!
Authorship:
- by Charles Gounod (1818 - 1893), "Loin du pays" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Charles Gounod (1818 - 1893), "Loin du pays", CG. 403 (1872), published 1873. [voice and piano] [text verified 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Laura Prichard) , title 1: "Far from home", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2016-01-08
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Word count: 75