by Joseph Dieudonné Tagliafico (1821 - 1900)
Jeunesse
Language: French (Français)
O jeunesse, printemps de la vie, Laisse-moi rêver de tes beaux jours, Fais briller à mon âme ravie Le souvenir des premières amours ! Ah ! - La, la, la… Que l’aurore était fraîche et riante ! Que de fleurs aux buissons du chemin ! Quel concert sous la feuille odorante ! Le rossignol chantait son gai refrain. Ah ! - La, la, la… Maintenant c’est l’automne: tout passe; Fleurs, amour, vont bientôt se flétrir ! En rêvant du bonheur qui s’efface, Mon cœur ne sait s’il doit vivre ou mourir. Ah ! - La, la, la...
Text Authorship:
- by Joseph Dieudonné Tagliafico (1821 - 1900) [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 Jean-Baptiste Théodore Weckerlin (1821 - 1910), "Jeunesse", published [1867] [ high voice and piano ], from Airs Suédois et Norvégiens, no. 1, Paris, Éd. 'Au Ménestrel' Heugel, also set in Italian (Italiano) [sung text checked 1 time]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in Italian (Italiano), a translation by Giuseppe Zaffira (flourished 1868-1886) ; composed by Jean-Baptiste Théodore Weckerlin.
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