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by Victor Hugo (1802 - 1885)
Translation © by Emily Ezust

Le chant de ceux qui s'en vont sur mer
 (Sung text for setting by A. Lecompte)
 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!

 ... 

Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1,3,6-7 of the original text.

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


Researcher for this page: Ted Perry

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 31
Word count: 96

The song of those who set sail upon the sea
 (Sung text translation for setting by A. Lecompte)
 See original
Language: English  after the French (Français) 
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    Breton air

 ... 

Farewell, house, vines with ripe fruit,
Farewell, golden flowers beside the ancient wall!

 ... 

Farewell, betrothed with the pure brow,
The sky is black, the wind is harsh.

Farewell, homeland!
Lise, Anna, Marie!
Farewell, homeland!
Blue sky!

 ... 

Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1,3,6-7 of the original text.

Text Authorship:

  • Translation from French (Français) to English copyright © 2016 by Emily Ezust, (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.


Based on:

  • a text in French (Français) 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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This text was added to the website: 2016-09-09
Line count: 31
Word count: 110

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