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by Albert Victor Samain (1858 - 1900)

Il pleut des pétales de fleurs
 (Sung text for setting by C. Tournemire)
 Matches original text
Language: French (Français) 
Il pleut des pétales de fleurs,
La flamme se courbe au vent tiède,
De mes deux yeux je te possède
Et mes yeux ont besoin de pleurs.

Vieille argile, faite aux douleurs,
Quel goût de souffrir sans remède
Harcèle ainsi le cœur qui cède!
Il pleut des pétales de fleurs.

Les roses meurent chaque et toutes,
Je ne dis rien, et tu m'écoutes;
Sous tes immobiles cheveux.

L'amour est lourd, mon âme est lasse:
Quelle est donc, Chère, sur nous deux
Cette aile en silence qui passe?

The text first appeared in the revue Au Mercure de France, August 1890, and later in Au Jardin de L'Infante, Paris, Éd. du Mercure de France, 1893.

Composition:

    Set to music by Charles Tournemire (1870 - 1939), "Il pleut des pétales de fleurs", op. 46 (Trois Lieder) no. 2 (1912)

Text Authorship:

  • by Albert Victor Samain (1858 - 1900), no title, written 1890, appears in Au jardin de l'Infante, in 1. Les Heures d'été, no. 6, first published 1890

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This text was added to the website: 2003-12-29
Line count: 14
Word count: 88

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