by Gérard Labrunie (1808 - 1855), as Gérard de Nerval
Belle épousée
Language: French (Français)
Belle épousée J'aime tes pleurs! C'est la rosée Qui sied aux fleurs. Les belles choses N'ont qu'un printemps, Semons de roses Les pas du Temps! Soit brune ou blonde Faut-il choisir? Le Dieu du monde, C'est le Plaisir.
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Text Authorship:
- by Gérard Labrunie (1808 - 1855), as Gérard de Nerval, "Chanson gothique", written 1849 [author's text not yet checked 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 Georges Auric (1899 - 1983), "Chanson gothique", 1925, published 1925 [ medium voice and piano ], from Cinq Poèmes de Gérard de Nerval, no. 2, Paris, Heugel [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Armand-Marie Ghislain Limnander van Nieuwenhove, Baron (1814 - 1892), no title, 1849 [ voice and orchestra ], from opera Les Monténégrins, Act II, Scene 5 [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (David Jonathan Justman) , "Gothic song", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Grant Hicks) , "Gothic Song", copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 38