Au midi qui flamboie et rutile, voici Sur le bruit de cité et des foules, la joie d'un clair soleil! Mon Dieu, clament notre merci Les cloches d'Angélus au midi qui flamboie. Au milieu de la route où pélerinons Entre l'enfance aimée et la mort qu'on redoute. Sainte Mère de Dieu, nous nous arrêterons Pour implorer ton aide au milieu de la route. Car la tâche est immense et lourde pour nos bras Tes maternelles mains apaisent nos souffrances du midi jusqu'au soir tombant, guide nos pas Aux moissons de ton Fils où la tâche est immense.
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Text Authorship:
- by Jehan Le Povremoyne, né Ernest Eugène Coquin (1903 - 1970) [author's text not yet checked 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 Louis Vierne (1870 - 1937), "À midi", op. 57 no. 2 (1929), published 1931 [ voice and organ or orchestra ], from Les Angélus: Tryptique pour chante et orgue, no. 2, Paris, Lemoine [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Thomas A. Gregg) , "At midday", copyright © 2003, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Amy Pfrimmer) , "At mid-day", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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