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by Sergey Sergeyevich Prokofiev (1891 - 1953) and by Lina Ivanovna Ljubera Codina-Prokof'eva (1897 - 1989)
Translation © by Salvador Pila

Le papillon
Language: French (Français)  after the Russian (Русский) 
Our translations:  CAT
Papillon, petit maître, cher dès l'enfance,
Tu voltiges dans la brise et te poses sur une fleur,
Ayant l'air de nous dire: "Regardes, me voici chez moi!
Je vous fais de mes ailes des signes amicaux."

Tu te berces, et pliant tes deux voiles luisantes,
Tu te perds dans un rêve sous un rayon brûlant.
Oh, que sont tristes et noires les nuits humaines!
Oh, que souffre mon âme par un glaive percée!

Text Authorship:

  • by Sergey Sergeyevich Prokofiev (1891 - 1953) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
  • by Lina Ivanovna Ljubera Codina-Prokof'eva (1897 - 1989) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

Based on:

  • a text in Russian (Русский) by Konstantin Dmitrevich Bal'mont (1867 - 1942)
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

  • by Sergey Sergeyevich Prokofiev (1891 - 1953), "Le papillon", op. 36 no. 3 (1921), from Cinq poèmes pour voix et piano, no. 3, also set in Russian (Русский) [ sung text verified 1 time]

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "La papallona", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2003-12-08
Line count: 8
Word count: 73

La papallona 
Language: Catalan (Català)  after the French (Français) 
Papallona, petita mestressa, estimada des de la infantesa,
tu voleteges en l’oreig i et poses damunt d’una flor,
semblant voler dir-nos: “Mireu, estic a casa meva!
Amb les meves ales us faig signes amicals.”

Tu et bressoles i, plegant les teves dues veles lluents,
et perds en un somni sota un raig ardent.
Oh, que tristes i negres són les nits humanes!
Oh, com pateix la meva ànima foradada per un glavi! 

Text Authorship:

  • Translation from French (Français) to Catalan (Català) copyright © 2016 by Salvador Pila, (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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Based on:

  • a text in French (Français) by Sergey Sergeyevich Prokofiev (1891 - 1953) and by Lina Ivanovna Ljubera Codina-Prokof'eva (1897 - 1989)
    • Go to the text page.

Based on:

  • a text in Russian (Русский) by Konstantin Dmitrevich Bal'mont (1867 - 1942)
    • Go to the text page.

 

This text was added to the website: 2016-03-29
Line count: 8
Word count: 72

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