Al balcó on tu et reclines

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

Translation © by Salvador Pila

Sérénade

(Sung text for setting by P. Viardot-García)

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Language: French (Français)

Our translations: CAT ENG

Sur le balcon où tu te penches
Je veux monter... efforts perdus !
Il est trop haut, et tes mains blanches
N'atteignent pas mes bras tendus.

Pour déjouer ta duègne avare,
Jette un ruban, un collier d'or ;
Ou des cordes de ta guitare
Tresse une échelle, ou bien encor...

Ôte tes fleurs, défais ton peigne,
Penche sur moi tes cheveux longs,
Torrent de jais dont le flot baigne
Ta jambe ronde et tes talons.

Aidé par cette échelle étrange,
Légèrement je gravirai,
Et jusqu'au ciel, sans être un ange,
Dans les parfums je monterai !

Composition:

Pauline Viardot-García

Six mélodies. Deuxième série

Text Authorship:

by Pierre-Jules-Théophile Gautier (1811 - 1872), "Sérénade", written 1841, appears in España, first published 1845

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CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
CZE Czech (Čeština) (Jaroslav Vrchlický) , "Žebřík lásky"
ENG English (Barbara Miller) , "Serenade", copyright © 2004, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Serenata

(Sung text translation for setting by P. Viardot-García)

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Language: Catalan (Català) after the French (Français)

Al balcó on tu et reclines
jo vull pujar..... esforç frustrat!
És massa alt, i les teves mans blanques
no arriben als meus braços estesos.

Per desbaratar la teva gasiva dama de companyia,
llança un collaret, una cinta d’or;
o amb les cordes de la teva guitarra
trena una escala, o bé encara.....

treu-te les flors, desfés el teu pentinat,
deixa caure al meu damunt els teus llargs cabells,
torrent d’atzabeja dels quals l’ona banya
les teves rodanxones cames i els teus talons.

Amb l’ajuda d’aquesta estranya escala
lleuger m’enfilaré,
i fins al cel, sense ser un àngel,
en els perfums jo pujaré!

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