The morning | When awakens the Morning

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by Théodore Faullin de Banville (1823 - 1891)

Translation © by Garrett Medlock

Le matin

Language: French (Français)

Our translations: ENG

Lorsque s'éveille le Matin
Au Luxembourg encor désert,
En chantant dans le gazon vert
Les oiselets font leur festin.

Les feuilles sont comme un satin
Des larmes de la nuit couvert,
Lorsque s'éveille le Matin
Au Luxembourg encor désert.

Le moineau du quartier Latin,
Pour qui se donne le concert,
A des miettes pour son dessert,
Et folâtre comme un lutin
Lorsque s'éveille le Matin.

Text Authorship:

by Théodore Faullin de Banville (1823 - 1891), "Le matin", written 1875, appears in Les Exilés, in Rondels, no. 11, Paris, Édition Charpentier, first published 1878 [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 Amédée Dutacq (1848 - 1929), "Le matin" [ high voice and piano ], from 6 Rondels de Théodore de Banville, no. 5, Édition Fromont [sung text not yet checked]
by Charles Koechlin (1867 - 1950), "Le matin", op. 8 no. 6 (1891-1895), published [1897] [ high voice and piano ], from Rondels 2ème série, no. 6, Éd. E. Baudoux & Cie. [sung text checked 1 time]

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

ENG English (Garrett Medlock) , "The morning", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Line count: 13
Word count: 65

The morning

Language: English after the French (Français)

When awakens the Morning
In the still-deserted Luxembourg,
Singing in the green lawn
The baby birds [have] their feast.

The leaves are like satin
With tears of the night covered
When awakens the Morning
In the still-deserted Luxembourg.

The sparrow of the Latin Quarter,
For which it gives the concert,
Has breadcrumbs for its dessert
And frolics like a goblin
When awakens the Morning.

Text Authorship:

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Based on:

a text in French (Français) by Théodore Faullin de Banville (1823 - 1891), "Le matin", written 1875, appears in Les Exilés, in Rondels, no. 11, Paris, Édition Charpentier, first published 1878
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This text was added to the website: 2019-04-15
Line count: 13
Word count: 64