by Maurice Maeterlinck (1862 - 1949)
Attente
Language: French (Français)
Our translations: ENG
Mon âme a joint ses mains étranges À l'horizon de mes regards ; Exaucez mes rêves épars Entre les lèvres de vos anges! En attendant sous mes yeux las, Et sa bouche ouverte aux prières Éteintes entre mes paupières Et dont les lys n'éclosent pas ; Elle apaise au fond de mes songes, Ses seins effeuillés sous mes cils, Et ses yeux clignent aux périls Éveillés au fil des mensonges.
Text Authorship:
- by Maurice Maeterlinck (1862 - 1949), "Attente", appears in Serres chaudes, Paris, Éd. Léon Vanier, first published 1889 [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 Lili Boulanger (1893 - 1918), "Attente", 1910 [ high voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Julius Hijman (1901 - 1969), "Attente", 1943 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Thomas Oboe Lee (b. 1945), "Attente", 2020 [ soprano and piano ], from Chansons de Maeterlinck, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Korin Kormick) , "Expectation", copyright © 2004, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Word count: 68