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by Emmanuel Pradier (1840 - 1908), as George Pradel

Sonnet
Language: French (Français) 
Our translations:  ENG GER
Les grands bois s'éveillaient, il faisait jour à peine
Dans le feuillage vert les oiseaux enchantés,
Célébraient du matin les premières clartés ;
Et moi, j'étais assis pensif au pied d'un chêne.

Malgré le doux printemps, mon âme était en peine;
Je l'attendais. Soudain... des pas précipités 
Foulérent le gazon... ivres de voluptés
Dans un tendre baiser se mêla notre haleine...

Enserrant dans mes bras ce corps souple et si beau,
Mon cœur contre le sien en étouffa la plainte ;
Et sa main me rendit étreinte pour étreinte !
Le taillis nous couvrit de son épais manteau.
Le soleil se voila, les étoiles pâlirent,
La terre disparut... et les cieux s'entr'ouvrirent !

Text Authorship:

  • by Emmanuel Pradier (1840 - 1908), as George Pradel [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 Jules Massenet (1842 - 1912), "Sonnet", 1869, published 1869 [ voice and piano ], Éd. G. Hartmann [sung text checked 1 time]

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

  • ENG English (Dr Melissa Givens) , "Sonnet", copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • GER German (Deutsch) (Nathalie Senf) , "Sonett", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 14
Word count: 109

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