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by Maurice Rollinat (1846 - 1903)

Nos soupirs s’en vont dans la tombe
Language: French (Français) 
Nos soupirs s’en vont dans la tombe
Comme des souffles dans la nuit,
Et nos plaintes sont un vain bruit
Comme celles de la colombe.

Tout prend son vol et tout retombe,
Tout s’enracine et tout s’enfuit !
Nos soupirs s’en vont dans la tombe
Comme des souffles dans la nuit.

C’est toujours la mort qui surplombe
Le nouvel amour qui séduit,
Et pas à pas, elle nous suit
Dans la volupté qui nous plombe.
Nos soupirs s’en vont dans la tombe.

About the headline (FAQ)

Confirmed with Maurice Rollinat, Les Névroses, Paris, Fasquelle, 1917, page 369.


Text Authorship:

  • by Maurice Rollinat (1846 - 1903), "Chanson des amoureuses", appears in Les névroses, in 5. Les Ténèbres [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), "La Chanson des amoureuses" [ voice and piano ], from Amoureuses, vingt mélodies, paroles de Maurice Rollinat, no. 17 [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2021-03-14
Line count: 13
Word count: 81

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