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by Jean-Émile-Paul Cras (1879 - 1932)

La rencontre
Language: French (Français) 
Je rentrais le soir de la mer après un long voyage
Je rentrais le soir de la mer quand à mes yeux étonnés
apparut au bord de la mer une fille au pur visage
respirant le vent de la mer, ses cheveux dénoués
Jamais je ne vis devant moi une femme si belle
Jamais je ne vis devant moi un trésor si précieux
Je sentis soudain naître en moi une ardeur toute nouvelle
lorsque vint se poser sur moi le velour de ses yeux
Je voudrais aller lui parler mais je crains ma faiblesse.
Je voudrais aller lui parler et me livrer sans détours
si mes yeux savaient lui parler et lui dire ma tendresse
Ah, si je pouvais sans parler lui offrir mon amour !

Text Authorship:

  • by Jean-Émile-Paul Cras (1879 - 1932), "La rencontre"

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

  • by Jean-Émile-Paul Cras (1879 - 1932), "La rencontre", 1932, published 1933, first performed 1934 [ medium voice and piano ], from Trois chansons bretonnes, no. 1, Éd. Maurice Sénart (Salabert) [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2021-03-24
Line count: 12
Word count: 125

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