by Jean Racine (1639 - 1699)
D'un cœur qui t'aime
Language: French (Français)
Our translations: ENG
D'un cœur qui t'aime, Mon Dieu, qui peut troubler la paix ? Il cherche en tout ta volonté suprême, Et ne se cherche jamais. Sur la terre, dans le ciel même, Est-il d'autre bonheur que la tranquille paix D'un cœur qui t'aime ?
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Text Authorship:
- by Jean Racine (1639 - 1699), no title, written 1690, appears in Athalie, Act III, Scene 8 [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 Charles Gounod (1818 - 1893), "D'un cœur qui t'aime", CG 376, published 1882, first performed 1882 [ vocal duet for soprano and contralto with piano or orchestra ], Éd. H. Lemoine [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Edmond de Polignac, prince (1834 - 1901), "D'un cœur qui t'aime", <<1884 [ medium voice and piano or organ ], from Mélodies et pièces diverses pour chant, no. 3, Édition Heugel [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (David Arkell) , "In a heart that loves you", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2017-03-02
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Word count: 42