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by Marceline Desbordes-Valmore (1786 - 1859)

On sonne, on sonne, on sonne encore
Language: French (Français) 
On sonne, on sonne, on sonne encore : 
C'est lui !... Dieu ! qu'il m'a fait souffrir ! 
Mais il revient, mais je l'adore, 
Éveillez-vous, courez ouvrir ! 

Embellis-toi, sombre retraite 
Où si souvent il me trouva.
Il va venir... Mon sang s'arrête,
Il tarde encor... Mon cœur s'en va.

Je n'y vois plus. Le ciel se couvre ;
Soulève-toi, nuage épais ! 
J'étends les bras, mon œil s'entr'ouvre...
Dieu ! c'est un songe, et je dormais.

About the headline (FAQ)

Confirmed with Poésies de Madame Desbordes-Valmore, Troisième Édition, Paris, Théophile Grandin, 1822, p. 150.


Text Authorship:

  • by Marceline Desbordes-Valmore (1786 - 1859), "Je dormais", written 1819 [author's text checked 1 time 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 Georges Auric (1899 - 1983), "Le réveil", 1926, published 1927 [ medium voice and piano ], from Deux Romances, no. 2, Paris, Heugel [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Albertine Gantier (1787 - 1819), "Le Réveil", published 1818 [ medium voice and guitar ], from Trois Romances, no. 1, Bruxelles, Édition Gantier [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Hilaire-Nicolas Guénin (1772 - 1848), "Je dormais", published <<1826, Paris, Ph. Petit [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Louis-Emmanuel Jadin (1768 - 1853), "Je rêvais" [ medium voice and piano ], Paris, J. Frey  [sung text not yet checked]
  • by André Rosa , "Je dormais", published 1847 [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2014-06-13
Line count: 12
Word count: 69

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