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Quand viendra la saison nouvelle,
Quand auront disparu les froids,
Tous les deux, nous irons, ma belle,
Pour cueillir le muguet au bois;
Sous nos pieds égrenant les perles
Que l'on voit, au matin trembler,
Nous irons écouter les merles
Siffler.
Le printemps est venu, ma belle;
C'est le mois des amants béni;
Et l'oiseau, satinant son aile,
Dit des vers au rebord du nid.
Oh ! viens donc sur le banc de mousse
Pour parler de nos beaux amours,
Et dis-moi de ta voix si douce:
«Toujours !»
Loin, bien loin égarant nos courses,
Faisons fuir le lapin caché,
Et le daim au miroir des sources
Admirant son grand bois penché ;
Puis chez nous tout joyeux, tout aises,
En paniers, enlaçant nos doigts,
Revenons rapportant des fraises
Des bois.
Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-3 of the original text.
Composition:
- Set to music by Jean-Théodore Radoux (1835 - 1911), "Villanelle rythmique", published 1874, stanzas 1-3 [ voice and piano ], from Vingt mélodies, 1er recueil, no. 12, Paris, L. Gregh
Text Authorship:
- by Pierre-Jules-Théophile Gautier (1811 - 1872), "Villanelle rythmique", appears in La Comédie de la Mort, first published 1838
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English [singable] (Samuel Byrne) , "Villanelle"
- ENG English [singable] (Shula Keller) , "Villanelle", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , copyright © 2015
- FRI Frisian (Geart van der Meer) , "Villanelle", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- GER German (Deutsch) (Nele Gramß) , "Villanelle", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Contadinella", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 24
Word count: 135
Quan arribi la nova estació,
quan els freds hagin marxat,
tots dos, estimada. anirem
a collir muguets al bosc;
els nostres peus esgranaran les perles de rosada
que es veuen tremolar al matí,
anirem a escoltar les merles
xiular,
La primavera ha arribat, estimada,
és el mes beneït dels amants;
i l’ocell setinant les seves ales
recita versos al vorell del niu.
Oh! Vine doncs damunt el banc de molsa
per parlar dels nostres bells amors
i digues-me amb la teva veu tan dolça:
“Per sempre!”
Lluny, ben lluny, apartant-nos del nostre sender
farem fugir el conill amagat,
i la daina, al mirall de les aigües
admirant les seves grans banyes capbaixes;
després, tots dos alegres, tots dos contents,
enllaçant els nostres dits, en cistells,
tornarem a casa portant maduixes
del bosc.
Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-3 of the original text.
Text Authorship:
- Translation from French (Français) to Catalan (Català) copyright © 2022 by Salvador Pila, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:
- a text in French (Français) by Pierre-Jules-Théophile Gautier (1811 - 1872), "Villanelle rythmique", appears in La Comédie de la Mort, first published 1838
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