by Victor Hugo (1802 - 1885)
Je l'ai cueillie au bord d'une eau...
Language: French (Français)
Our translations: ENG
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.
About the headline (FAQ)
Confirmed with Victor Hugo, Œuvres complètes: Les Années funestes, Dernière Gerbe, Paris: Ollendorf, 1941, Page 507.
Text Authorship:
- by Victor Hugo (1802 - 1885), no title, written 1861 [author's text checked 2 times 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]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Grant Hicks) , copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2018-09-09
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