by Victor Hugo (1802 - 1885)
Je l'ai cueillie au bord d'une eau...
Language: French (Français)
Je l'ai cueillie au bord d'une eau cachée et lente, Elle est bleue et demain on la verra jaunir. La fleur du, souvenir n'est pas bien ressemblante, Car la fleur passe et meurt, et non le souvenir.
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Text Authorship:
- by Victor Hugo (1802 - 1885), no title, written 1861 [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 Cyril Plante (b. 1975), "Je l'ai cueillie", op. 136 no. 3, published 2009 [ medium voice and piano ], from Cycle Hugolien, no. 3, Édition du compositeur [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2018-09-09
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