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by Pierre-Barthélemy Gheusi (1865 - 1943)

Étoiles filantes
Language: French (Français) 
Par les soirs calmes où s'endort 
L'été serein du thermidor,
Rayant le ciel de leur vol d'or,
Toujours plus vite;

Et déchevelant leurs cheveux,
Diamants empennés de feux,
Les étoiles mettent nos voeux
A leur poursuite.

Lumineux lampyres des airs,
Plus fulgurants que les éclairs,
Damasquinant les cieux déserts
D'orfèvrerie,

Les petits astres ont entre eux
Des rumeurs d'archanges heureux;
Ce sont des âmes d'amoureux
Que l'on marie.

Text Authorship:

  • by Pierre-Barthélemy Gheusi (1865 - 1943) [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 Paul Vidal (1863 - 1931), "Étoiles filantes", published 1892 [voice and piano], from Dix mélodies, no. 8, Paris, A. Leduc [
     text verified 1 time
    ]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2014-06-10
Line count: 16
Word count: 68

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