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by Henri Vangeon (1875 - 1944), as Henri Ghéon

Flagellation
 (Sung text for setting by H. Andriessen)
 Matches base text
Language: French (Français) 
Quand j'avais peur pour vous d'une abeille,
D'un pli d'étoffe et de moins encor,
Quand voletait sur vos joues, pareilles
A l'abricot, la pruine d'or.

Si l'on m'eût dit que bientôt les hommes,
Portant la main sur tant de beauté,
Déchireraient avant son été
Le fruit parfait promis à l'automne,

J'aurais caché au fond de mon sein
Le bien de Dieu qui est tout mon bien 
Et j'aurais pris sur moi sa torture...

Est-ce justice que ma douleur,
Du plomb volant qui bat votre coeur
N'ait que l'écho, mais non la blessure?

Composition:

    Set to music by Hendrik Andriessen (1892 - 1981), "Flagellation", published 1923 [ medium voice and organ ], from Miroir de Peine, no. 2, Amsterdam, Donemus

Text Authorship:

  • by Henri Vangeon (1875 - 1944), as Henri Ghéon, written 1918, appears in Le Miroir de Jésus. Mystères du Rosaire, first published 1936

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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 14
Word count: 92

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