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by Armand Silvestre (1837 - 1901)

Suivons le vol des papillons
Language: French (Français) 
La Première
Suivons le vol des papillons
Qui voltigent sur les abîmes.

La Seconde
— Sur l’aile des aigles fuyons
Jusque vers la neige des cimes.

La Première
— Abeilles, sur votre chemin,
Croissent le lis et le jasmin.

La Seconde
— O mouettes, votre aile blanche
Sur le gouffre des mers se penche.

Ensemble
Plutôt, ma sœur, par les détours
Du grand bois où dorment les tombes,
Trouvons le chemin des colombes !
C’est là qu’on peut aimer toujours !

About the headline (FAQ)

Confirmed with Poésies de Armand Silvestre, 1872-1878: La chanson des Heures, Volume 2, Paris, Alphonse Lemerre, 1887, pages 183-184.


Text Authorship:

  • by Armand Silvestre (1837 - 1901), "Pour deux voix de femmes", written 1878?, appears in La chanson des heures, poésies nouvelles 1874-1878, in 6. Vers pour être chantés, in 12. Madrigaux dans le goût ancien, no. 7, Paris, Éd. G. Charpentier, first published 1878 [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 Charlotte Devéria, née Thomas (1856 - 1885), "Les papillons" [ vocal duet for soprano and mezzo-soprano with piano ], from Vingt mélodies, 3ème recueil, no. 20, Éd. "Au Ménestrel", Heugel [sung text not yet checked]

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