The smile | A certain word whispered

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by Cécile Sauvage (1883 - 1927)

Translation © by Laura Stanfield Prichard

Le sourire

Language: French (Français)

Our translations: ENG

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Certain mot murmuré
Par vous est un baiser
Intime et prolongé
Comme un baiser sur l'âme.
Ma bouche veut sourire
Et mon sourire tremble.

Text Authorship:

by Cécile Sauvage (1883 - 1927) [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 Olivier Messiaen (1908 - 1992), "Le sourire", 1929, published 1930 [ soprano and piano ], from Trois Mélodies, no. 2, Paris, Éditions Durand [sung text checked 1 time]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

ENG English (Laura Prichard) , "The smile", copyright © 2016, (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.
Line count: 6
Word count: 24

The smile

Language: English after the French (Français)

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[A] certain word whispered
By you is a kiss
Intimate and prologed
Like a kiss on the soul.
My mouth wants to smile
And my smile trembles.

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Translation from French (Français) to English copyright © 2016 by Laura Stanfield Prichard, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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a text in French (Français) by Cécile Sauvage (1883 - 1927)
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This text was added to the website: 2016-02-09
Line count: 6
Word count: 27