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by Armand Silvestre (1837 - 1901)

Anniversaire
 (Sung text for setting by J. Massenet)
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Language: French (Français) 
Our translations:  ENG
Le poète dort : l'oiseau chante.
Mais, près du poète endormi,
La voix de l'oiseau, plus touchante,
Garde quelque chose d'ami.

Le poète est mort : la fleur brille.
Mais, près du poète, la fleur, 
Dans la goutte d'eau qui scintille,
Garde quelques chose d'un pleur.

Le poète attend : l'aube veille,
Qui, du ciel penchant les sommets,
Lui porte, de sa main vermeille,
Le laurier qui ne meurt jamais !

Composition:

    Set to music by Jules Massenet (1842 - 1912), "Anniversaire", 1880, published 1881? [ medium voice and piano ], G. Hatmann

Text Authorship:

  • by Armand Silvestre (1837 - 1901), "Devant la Maison de Théophile Gautier", appears in Le Pays de Roses, poésies nouvelles 1880-1882, in 1. Impressions et souvenirs, no. 9, Paris, Éd. G. Charpentier, first published 1882

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

  • ENG English (David Bamberger) , "Anniversary", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2011-01-27
Line count: 12
Word count: 67

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