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by Pierre-Jules-Théophile Gautier (1811 - 1872)

L'esclave
 (Sung text for setting by E. Lalo)
 See original
Language: French (Français) 
Our translations:  ENG
Captive et peut-être oubliée,
Je songe à mes jeunes amours,
          À mes beaux jours,
Et par la fenêtre grillée
Je regarde l'oiseau joyeux
          Fendant les cieux.

 ... 

Auprès de lui, belle Espérance,
Porte-moi sur tes ailes d'or,
          S'il m'aime encor,
Et, pour endormir ma souffrance,
Suspends mon âme sur son cœur
          Comme une fleur !

Note: written for the musician Charles de Boigne

Composition:

    Set to music by Edouard Lalo (1823 - 1892), "L'esclave", 1872, published 1887, stanzas 1,3 [ contralto and piano ], Paris, Heugel

Text Authorship:

  • by Pierre-Jules-Théophile Gautier (1811 - 1872), "L'esclave", written 1840, appears in Poésies diverses, poésies nouvelles et inédites, poésies posthumes, in Poésies diverses 1838-1845

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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ENG English (Laura Prichard) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 18
Word count: 78

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