by Ch. Rousseau
Translation Singable translation by Francis Charles Philips (1849 - 1921)
Regrets
Language: French (Français)
Rendez-les à ma tendresse Ces beaux jours de ma jeunesse ! Courts instants de folle ivresse Je ne vous reverai plus ! Dans ma douleur solitaire Je pleure et me desespère Sur mes réves disparus ! Sur mes réves disparus !
Text Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Frédéric d'Erlanger, Baron (1868 - 1943), "Regrets", published 1895 [ voice and piano ], from Album of Six Songs, no. 3, London: Willcocks & Co., also set in English [sung text checked 1 time]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in English, a translation by Francis Charles Philips (1849 - 1921) ; composed by Frédéric d'Erlanger, Baron.
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This text was added to the website: 2014-08-18
Line count: 8
Word count: 37
Regrets
Language: English after the French (Français)
Let me cherish in my sadness Those fair days of youth and gladness! Moments of delightful madness Gone, alas, for evermore! Vain regrets for misspent powers, Wasted chances, faded flowers, Vex my lonely spirit sore. Had I only known before!
Text Authorship:
- Singable translation by Francis Charles Philips (1849 - 1921) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in French (Français) by Ch. Rousseau
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Frédéric d'Erlanger, Baron (1868 - 1943), "Regrets", published 1895 [ voice and piano ], from Album of Six Songs, no. 3, London: Willcocks & Co., also set in French (Français) [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2014-08-18
Line count: 8
Word count: 40