Le Hun | Vole, ô cavale folle!

by Jean Richepin (1849 - 1926)

Le Hun

Language: French (Français)

Our translations: ENG

Vole, ô cavale folle!
Franc, ou Goth, ou Germain,
Ou Gaulois, ou Romain,
Partout sur mon chemin,
Devant ta course folle,
Le vieux monde croula
Comme un brouillard s'envole.
Attila! Attila!

Je plonge dans l'espace,
A travers monts et vaux,
Vers les pays nouveaux
Des guerriers sans chevaux.
Je me soûle d'espace
Sans crier halte-là,
Comme un oiseau qui passe.
Attila! Attila!

Dans mon galop superbe
Je passe, et quand je pars
On voit de toutes parts
Des cadavres épars.
C'est mon sabre superbe
Qui les éparpilla
Comme un fléau la gerbe.
Attila! Attila!

Text Authorship:

by Jean Richepin (1849 - 1926), "Le Hun", written 1884, appears in Les Blasphèmes, in 9. La chanson du sang, no. 21, Paris, Éd. Maurice Dreyfous, first published 1885 [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 Georges Alary (1850 - 1928), "Le Hun", op. 37 no. 4, published 1899 [ chorus a cappella ], from Chœurs sans accompagnement, no. 4, Paris, Durdilly [sung text not yet checked]
by César Antonovich Cui (1835 - 1918), "Le Hun", op. 44 no. 12 (1890) [ high voice and piano ], from Vingt Poèmes de Jean Richepin, no. 12, Éd. "Au Menestrel" Henri Heugel, also set in Russian (Русский) [sung text checked 1 time]

Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:

Also set in Russian (Русский), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by César Antonovich Cui.

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

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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 94