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Veillez sur moi, quand je m'éveille, Bon ange, puisque Dieu l'a dit ; Et chaque nuit, quand je sommeille Penchez-vous sur mon petit lit. Ayez pitié de ma faiblesse ; A mes côtés marchez sans cesse, [Parlez-moi le long du chemin ;]1 Et pendant que je vous écoute, De peur que je ne tombe en route, Bon ange, donnez-moi la main.
Confirmed with A. H. Mixer, A. M., Manual of French Poetry: With Historical Introduction, and Biographical Notices of the Principal Authors for the Use of the School and the Home, New York and Chicago: Ivison, Blakeman, Taylor, and Company, 1874, pages 347-348.
1 omitted by Franck.Authorship:
- by Sabine-Casimire-Amable Tastu, née Voiart (1795 - 1885), "L'ange gardien", first published <<1853 [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 César Franck (1822 - 1890), "L'ange gardien", CFF 165 no. 1, FWV 89 no. 1 (1864), published 1923 [ vocal duet or chorus and piano ], from 6 Duos pour voix égales, no. 1, Paris, Éd. Enoch [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- DUT Dutch (Nederlands) (Hansa Krijgsman) , "De engelbewaarder", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- SPA Spanish (Español) (Juan Casasbellas) , "El angel de la guarda", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2008-10-20
Line count: 10
Word count: 61
Cuida de mí, cuando me despierto, Ángel bueno, porque Dios lo ha indicado, Y cada noche, cuando duermo, Inclínate sobre mi camita; Ten piedad de mi debilidad, Camina siempre a mi lado, Y háblame a lo largo del camino; Y mientras te escucho, Para que yo no caiga en el camino, Ángel bueno, dame la mano.
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- Translation from French (Français) to Spanish (Español) copyright © 2017 by Juan Casasbellas, (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 Sabine-Casimire-Amable Tastu, née Voiart (1795 - 1885), "L'ange gardien", first published <<1853
This text was added to the website: 2017-10-15
Line count: 10
Word count: 56