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by Maurice Rollinat (1846 - 1903)

L’Ange gardien
Language: French (Français) 
Archange féminin dont le bel œil, sans trêve,
Miroite en s’embrumant comme un soleil navré,
Apaise le chagrin de mon cœur enfiévré,
Reine de la douceur, du silence et du rêve.

Inspire-moi l’effort qui fait qu’on se relève,
Enseigne le courage à mon corps éploré,
Sauve-moi de l’ennui qui me rend effaré,
Et fourbis mon espoir rouillé comme un vieux glaive.

Rallume à ta gaîté mon pauvre rire éteint ;
Use en moi le vieil homme, et puis, soir et matin,
Laisse-moi t’adorer comme il convient aux anges !

Laisse-moi t’adorer loin du monde moqueur,
Au bercement plaintif de tes regards étranges,
Zéphyrs bleus charriant les parfums de ton cœur !

Confirmed with Maurice Rollinat, Les Névroses, Paris, Fasquelle, 1917, page 21.


Text Authorship:

  • by Maurice Rollinat (1846 - 1903), "L’Ange gardien", appears in Les névroses, in 1. Les Âmes [author's text checked 1 time 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 Maurice Rollinat (1846 - 1903), "L’Ange gardien" [ voice and piano ], from Amoureuses, vingt mélodies, paroles de Maurice Rollinat, no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2021-03-13
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