by
Victor Hugo (1802 - 1885)
Le chant de ceux qui s'en vont sur mer
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Language: French (Français)
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:
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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
Language: English  after the French (Français)
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.
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This text was added to the website: 2016-09-09
Line count: 31
Word count: 110