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by (Paul) Jules Barbier (1825 - 1901)

Clos ta paupière
Language: French (Français) 
Clos ta paupière,
Dors, mon petit roi !
C’est une mère
Qui veille sur toi !
Je chasserai de ton front, mon trésor,
Les moucherons qui bourdonnent encor !

C’est maintenant le printemps de ta vie ;
Pour le flétrir il ne faut qu’aujourd’hui ;
Et cette aurore est de larmes suivie,
Et le bonheur pour jamais s’est enfui !

Les chérubins, t’effleurant de leurs ailes
Planent sur toi souriants et joyeux ;
A tes douleurs qu’ils demeurent fidèles,
Lorsque les pleurs couleront de tes yeux !

Clos ta paupière,
Dors, mon petit roi !
C’est moi, c’est ta mère
Qui veille sur toi !
Combien de temps, ma tendresse l’ignore —
Jusqu’à demain pour le bercer encore !

Clos ta paupière.
Dors, mon petit roi !
Clos doucement ta paupière !

Text Authorship:

  • by (Paul) Jules Barbier (1825 - 1901) [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 Alexis Contant (1858 - 1918), "Clos ta paupière", published 2000 [ high voice and piano ], from Mélodies du Québec, no. 5, Québec, Éd. du Nouveau Théâtre Musical [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Charles Gounod (1818 - 1893), "Clos ta paupière", CG. 424a (1872) [ voice and piano or orchestra ], Éditions Henry Lemoine, also set in English [sung text checked 1 time]

Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:

  • Also set in English, a translation by William Dulcken (1832 - 1894) ; composed by Charles Gounod.
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2016-01-08
Line count: 23
Word count: 119

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