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by Victor Hugo (1802 - 1885)

C'est le moment crépusculaire
Language: French (Français) 
C'est le moment crépusculaire. 
J'admire, assis sous un portail, 
Ce reste de jour dont s'éclaire 
La dernière heure du travail.

Dans les terres, de nuit baignées, 
Je contemple, ému, les haillons 
D'un vieillard qui jette à poignées 
La moisson future aux sillons.

Sa haute silhouette noire 
Domine les profonds labours. 
On sent à quel point il doit croire 
A la fuite utile des jours.

Il marche dans la plaine immense, 
Va, vient, lance la graine au loin, 
Rouvre sa main, et recommence, 
Et je médite, obscur témoin,

Pendant que, déployant ses voiles, 
L'ombre, où se mêle une rumeur, 
Semble élargir jusqu'aux étoiles 
Le geste auguste du semeur.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Victor Hugo (1802 - 1885), "Saison des semailles. Le soir", written 1865, appears in Les Chansons des rues et des bois, in 2. Livre deuxième : Sagesse, in 1. Ama, crede, no. 3 [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 Paul-Charles-Marie Curet (1848 - 1917), as Paul Puget, "Les semailles", published 1897 [ medium voice and piano ], in the musical supplement to the magazine L'Illustration, n°2859, December 11 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Jesus Guridi Bidaola (1886 - 1961), "La saison des semailles", 1907 [ voice and piano or orchestra ] [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Georges Mathias (1826 - 1910), "Les semailles", published 1889 [ high voice and piano ], from Six mélodies, no. 3, Paris, Éd. Durand & Schoenewerck [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Alexis Jean Hubert Rostand (1844 - 1919), "Saison des semailles - Le soir" [ baritone and piano ], from Vingt mélodies, no. 17, Paris, Éd. 'Au Ménestrel' Heugel et Fils [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Brian Wright , "Saison des semailles - Le soir" [ medium voice and lute ], from Mélodies pour Colette (1873-1954), no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2017-01-13
Line count: 20
Word count: 107

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