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by Séverin Faust (1872 - 1945), as Camille Mauclair

Presciences
Language: French (Français) 
Il y a des sourires sur la mer,
Et sur le sable des sourires laissés…
J’entends des frôlements de lumière,
Et des présences ont passé.

Une lune au ciel de cendre
Hésite comme un arpège
Qui va soupirer et descendre
En frisson d’or sur de la neige…

Ce n’est pas encor l’aurore,
Ce n’est déjà plus la nuit,
C’est un accord presque incolore,
Un mystère éclos sans bruit.

J’attends celles qui s’en allèrent,
J’oublie ceux qui vont venir…
Je suis seul au bord de la mer,
Plein de présences et d’absences…

Text Authorship:

  • by Séverin Faust (1872 - 1945), as Camille Mauclair, "Presciences", written 1904?, appears in Le Sang parle, in 3. Lieds, no. 2, Paris, Éd. La Maison du Livre, first published 1904 [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 Charles Héranger , "Presciences", published [1924] [ medium voice and piano ], from Trois Mélodies, no. 2, Paris, Éd. Maurice Senart [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2015-12-29
Line count: 16
Word count: 91

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