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by Maurice Ganivet (1849 - 1884)

Fils de la vierge
 (Sung text for setting by F. Schmitt)
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Language: French (Français) 
Comme les fils étincelants
Que l'on dit que la Vierge sème
En effilant son diadème
De fleur en fleur à travers champs,
Autour de nous, mille fils d'or,
Rêves fleuris de ma pensée,
Retiennent mon âme enlacée,
Et paralysent son essor!
Et je vis en joyeux reclus,
Car je sais que de ce rêve,
Si jamais le filet se lève,
Être libre, c'est n'être plus!

Composition:

    Set to music by Florent Schmitt (1870 - 1958), "Fils de la vierge", op. 4 (Trois mélodies) no. 3 (1894), published 1911 [ voice and piano ], Paris, Éd. Durand; with a translation to English by Hermann Klein

Text Authorship:

  • by Maurice Ganivet (1849 - 1884), "Pensées", first published 1899

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This text was added to the website: 2009-12-04
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