by Jean Richepin (1849 - 1926)
Le jour fuit
Language: French (Français)
Le jour fuit, La mer roule Et roucoule Dans la nuit, Et le bruit De la houle Berce et soûle Mon ennui, Et je doute Si j'écoute Dans les sons De la grève Les chansons Du vieux rêve.
About the headline (FAQ)
Confirmed with Les caresses, Nouvelle Édition, Paris, G. Charpentier, [no date], pages 280-281.
Text Authorship:
- by Jean Richepin (1849 - 1926), "Nocturne", written 1877, appears in Les Caresses, in 4. Nivôse, no. 32, Paris, Éd. M. Dreyfous, first published 1882 [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 Ernest Moret (1871 - 1949), "Nocturne", 1893, published 1900 [high voice and piano], from Chansons tristes, no. 9, Paris, Éd. Heugel [text not verified]
- by Georges Sporck (1870 - 1943), "Le jour fuit", subtitle: "Nocturne", 1898 [medium voice and piano or orchestra], Éd. Analytique des classiques Marcel Jumade [text not verified]
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