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by Jean Pierre Claris de Florian (1755 - 1794)

Paysage
 (Sung text for setting by J. Massenet)
 See original
Language: French (Français) 
Arbre charmant qui me rappelle
Ceux où ma main grava son nom ;
Ruisseau limpide, beau vallon, 
En vous voyant je cherche Estelle.
Ô souvenir cruel et doux !
Laissez-moi ; que me voulez-vous ?

Si quelquefois sous cet ombrage,
Mes yeux succombent au sommeil,
Je la vois ; mais le réveil,
M'enlève une si chère image.
Ô souvenir cruel et doux !
Laissez-moi ; que me voulez-vous ?

Insensé ! quel est mon délire !
Je ne vis que par mes regrets.
Ah ! si je les perdais jamais,
Que mon cœur serait prompt à dire :
Ô souvenir cruel et doux !
Revenez, pourquoi fuyez-vous ?

Composition:

    Set to music by Jules Massenet (1842 - 1912), "Paysage", 1870-2, published 1872 [ baritone or mezzo-soprano, SSA chorus or trio, and piano ], from Poème pastoral, no. 4, Paris: G. Hartmann

Text Authorship:

  • by Jean Pierre Claris de Florian (1755 - 1794), "Vers de Némorin", written 1788, appears in Fables

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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: 18
Word count: 97

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