by Victor Hugo (1802 - 1885)
Le chant de ceux qui s'en vont sur mer See original
Language: French (Français)
Our translations: ENG
Air breton ... Adieu, maison, treille au fruit mûr, Adieu, les fleurs d'or du vieux mur! ... Adieu, fiancée au front pur, Le ciel est noir, le vent est dur. Adieu, patrie! Lise, Anna, Marie! Adieu, patrie, Azur! ...
Composition:
- Set to music by Alain Lecompte (b. 1954), "Le chant de ceux qui s'en vont sur mer", 2001, stanzas 1,3,6-7
Text Authorship:
- by Victor Hugo (1802 - 1885), "Le Chant de ceux qui s'en vont sur mer", written 1853, appears in Les Châtiments, in 5. L'autorité est sacrée, no. 9, first published 1853
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "The song of those who set sail upon the sea", copyright © 2016
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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