The mermaid's lullaby | Dance with us on the beautiful ocean

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by René Morax (1873 - 1963)

Translation © by Peter Low

Berceuse de la Sirène

Language: French (Français) after the Danish (Dansk)

Our translations: ENG

Danse avec nous dans le bel Océan
le matin ou le soir sous la lune d'argent.
Plonge avec nous dans le flot transparent,
chante au soleil dans l'écume et le vent.
Mer berce nous dans tes bras caressants
Mer berce nous sur ton coeur frémissant.

Text Authorship:

by René Morax (1873 - 1963) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

Based on:

a text in Danish (Dansk) by Hans Christian Andersen (1805 - 1875) [text unavailable]
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

by Arthur Honegger (1892 - 1955), "Berceuse de la Sirène", H. 63 no. 2 (1926), published 1927 [soprano, flute, string quartet or voice and piano], from Trois Chansons de la Petite Sirène, no. 2. [ sung text verified 1 time]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

ENG English (Peter Low) , "The mermaid's lullaby", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2003-11-03
Line count: 6
Word count: 45

The mermaid's lullaby

Language: English after the French (Français)

Dance with us on the beautiful ocean
in the morning or evening beneath the silver moon.
Dive with us into the limpid waves,
sing to the sun in the spray and the wind.
Ocean, rock us in your caressing arms,
ocean, rock us on your trembling heart.

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Translation from French (Français) to English copyright © 2017 by Peter Low, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:

a text in French (Français) by René Morax (1873 - 1963)
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Based on:

a text in Danish (Dansk) by Hans Christian Andersen (1805 - 1875) [text unavailable]
- Go to the text page.

This text was added to the website: 2017-08-11
Line count: 6
Word count: 47