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by (Gabriel-Narcisse-)Napoléon Legendre (1841 - 1907)

Violette
Language: French (Français) 
Dans les prés verts où le ruisseau
Passe et murmure,
Tu mires au cristal de l'eau 
Ta tête pure,
Petite fleur qui se trahit 
Si parfumée 
Par toi la brise de la nuit
Est embaumée.
Lorsque la lune à l'horizon
Pâle s'allume 
Sur ta corolle son rayon 
Blanc se parfume
Quand tu fuis les regards de tous,
Humble et discrète,
Ton doux parfum,
ô violette,
Vient vers nous.

Le premier souffle du printemps
Te fait éclore 
Et l'hiver qui blanchit nos champs
Te voit encore;
Dans la mansarde, o douce fleur,
A la souffrance 
Tu portes l'agréable odeur
Et l'espérance 
Quand nos larmes tombent sur toi,
Triste rosée,
Tu consoles dans son émoi
L'âme brisée.
Lorsque ton calice fermé
Devient tout pâle,
Ton dernier souffle qui s'exhale
Est parfumé.

Text Authorship:

  • by (Gabriel-Narcisse-)Napoléon Legendre (1841 - 1907) [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 Calixa Lavallée (1842 - 1891), "Violette", published c1879 [voice and piano], Québec: A. Lavigne, also set in English [ sung text checked 1 time]

Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:

  • Also set in English, adapted by P. J. Curran ; composed by Calixa Lavallée.
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2014-04-06
Line count: 33
Word count: 129

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