Mer, étoiles, et toi, nuit sombre

by Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz (1894 - 1980)

Translation Singable translation by Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz (1894 - 1980)

'Spiewam morzu, gwiazdom i tobie

Language: Polish (Polski)

'Spiewam morzu, gwiazdom i tobie,
ciemnej dzisiejszej nocy.
O żagle, żagle rozpięte!
Daleki wasz biały lot. 
Słuchaj mnie... słuchaj mnie...

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by Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz (1894 - 1980) [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 Karol Maciej Szymanowski (1882 - 1937), "'Spiewam morzu, gwiazdom i tobie", op. 48 (Trży kołysanki = Trois berceuses = Drei Wiegenlieder) no. 2 (1922) [ voice and piano ], also set in French (Français), also set in German (Deutsch) [sung text checked 1 time]

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Also set in French (Français), a translation by Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz (1894 - 1980) ; composed by Karol Maciej Szymanowski.
Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Rudolf Stephan Hoffmann (1878 - 1931) ; composed by Karol Maciej Szymanowski.

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Mer, étoiles, et toi, nuit sombre

Language: French (Français) after the Polish (Polski)

Mer, étoiles, et toi, nuit sombre,
je vous chante.
O voile, voile flottante,
votre blancheur va si loin.
Entends-moi, entends-moi...