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by Marceline Desbordes-Valmore (1786 - 1859)

Viens à moi
 (Sung text for setting by A. Choudens)
 See original
Language: French (Français) 
Our translations:  ENG
Entends-tu les gondoles
S'égarer sur les flots ;
Les tendres barcarolles
Des jeunes matelots ?

 ... 

La mer est éclairée
D'une lune d'amour ;
Et toi, belle adorée,
Préfères-tu le jour ?

  Le frais désir
Éveille  ...  le plaisir,
  Ah ! ! viens à moi,
Belle ! je rame ici vers toi !

 ... 

Tout s'unit, tout s'adore
Sur la terre et les eaux ;
Et je suis seul encore
Au milieu des roseaux !

 ... 

Voici l'heure charmante
Où l'on chante plus bas ;
Et de ma jeune amante
Je sens frémir les pas !

  Le frais désir
Éveille  ...  le plaisir,
  Ah ! viens à moi,
Belle ! Je rame ici vers toi !

An imitation of Moore's Oh, come to me when daylight sets (Venetian Air).

Composition:

    Set to music by Antony Choudens (1849 - 1902), "Viens à moi", published c1872, stanzas 1,3-4,7,9-10 [ voice and piano ], from 20 Mélodies, no. 17, Paris: Choudens

Text Authorship:

  • by Marceline Desbordes-Valmore (1786 - 1859), no title, appears in Imitation de Moore : Trois Nocturnes, no. 1

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

  • ENG English (Laura L. Nagle) , "Sweetheart, come to me", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 40
Word count: 183

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