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by Charles-Marie-René Leconte de Lisle (1818 - 1894)

Là bas, sur la mer, comme l’hirondelle
Language: French (Français) 
Là bas, sur la mer, comme l’hirondelle,
Je voudrais m’enfuir, et plus loin encor !
Mais j’ai beau vouloir, puisque la cruelle
A lié mon cœur avec trois fils d’or !

L’un est son regard, l’autre, son sourire,
Le troisième, enfin, est sa lèvre en fleur ;
Mais je l’aime trop, c’est un vrai martyre :
Avec trois fils d’or elle a pris mon cœur !

Oh ! si je pouvais dénouer ma chaîne !
Adieu, pleurs, tourments ; je prendrais l’essor,
Mais non, non ! mieux vaut mourir à la peine
Que de vous briser, ô mes trois fils d’or !

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Text Authorship:

  • by Charles-Marie-René Leconte de Lisle (1818 - 1894), "Tre fila d'oro", written 1854, appears in Poèmes et poésies, Paris, Éd. Dentu, first published 1855 [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 d'Estribaud (1828 - 1911), "Les Trois Fils d'or", 1855 [ medium voice and piano ], Paris, Éd. Meissonnier fils [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Octave Fouque (1844 - 1883), "Tre fila d'oro", subtitle: "Les trois fils d'or (sicilienne)", 1882, published [1882] [ medium voice and piano ], Éd. Heugel et Fils [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Armand Gouzien (1839 - 1892), "Les Trois fils d'or", published 1867? [ high voice and piano ], Paris, Éd. 'Au Ménestrel' Heugel [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Emanuel Moór (1863 - 1931), "Les trois fils d'or", op. 111 no. 1, published 1910 [ medium voice and piano ], Paris, Éd. Littéraires et Musicales A. Z. Mathot [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Jean-Baptiste Théodore Weckerlin (1821 - 1910), "Les trois fils d'or", published [1873] [ voice and piano ], from L'Inde, Ode-symphonie en deux parties, no. 3, Paris, Éd. 'Au Ménestrel' Heugel et Cie. [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2017-02-18
Line count: 12
Word count: 92

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