by Maurice Magre (1877 - 1941)
Chanson au bord de la fontaine
Language: French (Français)
Our translations: ENG
Ô blanches colombes du soir, Quand je viendrai m'asseoir Sur la pierre de la fontaine, À l'heure où tout est noir, Je vous dirai ma grande peine Et mon espoir. Ô blanches colombes du soir, Envoyez alors votre reine sur le lavoir ; Je lui dirai pourquoi je traîne ce désespoir ; Je lui dirai ma grande peine Et mon espoir.
Text Authorship:
- by Maurice Magre (1877 - 1941), written 1911, appears in Méduse, Légende marine [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 Reynaldo Hahn (1874 - 1947), "Chanson au bord de la fontaine", 1911, published 1912 [ medium voice and piano ], from Mélodies - 2ème volume, no. 8, Paris, Éd. Heugel [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Laura Prichard) , "Song by the fountain", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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