by Tristan L'Hermite François (1601 - 1655)
Je tremble en voyant ton visage
Language: French (Français)
Je tremble en voyant ton visage Flotter avecque mes désirs, Tant j'ai de peur que mes soupirs Ne lui fassent faire naufrage. De crainte de cette aventure Ne commets pas si librement À cet infidèle élément Tous les trésors de la Nature. Veux-tu, par un doux privilège, Me mettre au-dessus des humains? Fais-moi boire au creux de tes mains, Si l'eau n'en dissout point la neige.
Authorship
- by Tristan L'Hermite François (1601 - 1655) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)
- by Claude Achille Debussy (1862 - 1918), "Je tremble en voyant ton visage", L. 129/(118) no. 3 (1904-10) [voice and piano], from Le promenoir des deux amants, no. 3. [ sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Stephen Shea) , "I tremble when I see your face", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FIN Finnish (Suomi) (Erkki Pullinen) , "Vapisen nähdessäni kasvojesi", copyright © 2016, (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.
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Word count: 66