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by Pierre-Jules-Théophile Gautier (1811 - 1872)
Translation © by Laura Prichard
Captive et peut‑être oubliée
Language: French (Français)
Available translation(s): ENG
Captive et peut-être oubliée,
Je songe à mes jeunes amours,
À mes beaux jours,
Et par la fenêtre grillée
Je regarde l'oiseau joyeux
Fendant les cieux.
Douce et pâle consolatrice,
Espérance, rayon d'en haut,
Dans mon cachot
Fais-moi, sous ta clarté propice,
À ton miroir faux et charmant
Voir mon amant !
Auprès de lui, belle Espérance,
Porte-moi sur tes ailes d'or,
S'il m'aime encor,
Et, pour endormir ma souffrance,
Suspends mon âme sur son cœur
Comme une fleur !
E. Lalo sets stanzas 1, 3
About the headline (FAQ)
Note: written for the musician Charles de BoigneAuthorship
- by Pierre-Jules-Théophile Gautier (1811 - 1872), "L'esclave", written 1840, appears in Poésies diverses, poésies nouvelles et inédites, poésies posthumes, in Poésies diverses 1838-1845 [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 Edmond Berger , "L'esclave", published [1855] [medium voice and piano], from 3 Mélodies, no. 3, Paris, G. Flaxland [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Charles de Boigne , "L'esclave", 1840. [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Amédée Cornac , "L'esclave", subtitle: "Cantilène", published 1866, Paris, Ed. Schott [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Paul-Charles-Marie Curet (1848 - 1917), as Paul Puget, "L'esclave", published 1881 [medium voice and piano], from Vingt mélodies, Vol. 1, no. 8, Paris, Girod [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Jules Laurent Anacharsis Duprato (1827 - 1892), "Plainte d'une captive", published 1878 [voice and piano], Paris, Éd. "Au Ménestrel" Heugel [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by L. Giunti-Bellini , "L'esclave", c1855. [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Édouard de Hartog (1829 - 1909), "L'esclave", op. 33 no. 1, published 1862 [soprano and orchestra], from Trois Ballades pour voix et orchestre, no. 1, Paris, Bradus et Dufour [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Léopold Ketten (1846 - 1932), "La captive", published 1907 [voice and piano], from Dix mélodies, 2ième recueil, no. 9, Lausanne, Foetisch [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Edouard Lalo (1823 - 1892), "L'esclave", 1872, published 1887, stanzas 1,3 [contralto and piano], Paris, Heugel [ sung text checked 1 time]
- by André-L. Le Pas , "L'esclave" [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Charles-Gaston Levadé (1869 - 1948), "Plainte d'une captive", published 1878, Paris [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Jules Massenet (1842 - 1912), "L'esclave", op. 12 no. 1 (1868), published 1868 [high voice and piano], Paris, Laurens [ sung text checked 1 time]
- by Klaus Miehling , "L'esclave", op. 41 no. 7 (1993), published 2014 [voice and piano], from Neun Lieder nach Texten von Théophile Gautier, no. 7. [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Felipe Pedrell (1841 - 1922), "L'esclave", published 1877 [high voice and piano], from Consolations - 12 Mélodies sur des poésies de Théophile Gautier, no. 4, Milan: Francesco Lucca [ sung text checked 1 time]
- by Jules Philipot (1824 - 1897), "L'esclave", op. 128, published 1874 [soprano and piano], from Poèmes et Chants, Poésies de Théophile Gautier, no. 9, Paris, L. Grus [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Adolphe Piriou (1878 - 1964), "L'esclave", 1902. [soprano and piano] [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Armand Ruber , "L'esclave", published 1879 [medium voice and piano], Paris, Richault [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Auguste Schirlé (1895 - 1971), "L'esclave", op. 21 (Onze mélodies) no. 1, published 1930, copyright © 1930 [soprano and piano], Montrouge, Éd. M.-A. Schirlé [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Edmond Viault (1834 - ?), "L'esclave", op. 1 no. 5, published 1858 [voice and piano], from Douze mélodies, no. 5, Paris, Richault [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Laura Prichard) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
Text added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Last modified: 2014-06-16 10:01:29
Line count: 18
Word count: 80
Held captive and perhaps forgotten
Language: English after the French (Français)
Held captive and perhaps forgotten,
I dream of my young loves,
Of my halcyon days,
And through the barred window
I see the joyful bird
Splitting the heavens.
Clasp me to you, fair Hope,
Carry me on your wings of gold,
If he loves me still.
And, to soothe my suffering,
Attach my soul over his heart
Like a boutonniere!
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Translation of title "L'esclave" = "The slave girl"Authorship
- Translation from French (Français) to English copyright © 2016 by Laura 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 Pierre-Jules-Théophile Gautier (1811 - 1872), "L'esclave", written 1840, appears in Poésies diverses, poésies nouvelles et inédites, poésies posthumes, in Poésies diverses 1838-1845
Text added to the website: 2016-04-04 00:00:00
Last modified: 2016-04-04 23:53:31
Line count: 12
Word count: 60