by Arthur Rimbaud (1854 - 1891)
Ô saisons, ô châteaux
Language: French (Français)
Ô saisons, ô châteaux, Quelle âme est sans défaut? Ô saisons, ô châteaux, J'ai fait la magique étude Du bonheur,que nul n'élude. Ô vivre lui, chaque fois Que chante son coq gaulois. Mais! je n'aurais plus d'envie, Il s'est chargé de ma vie. Ce charme! il prit âme et corps, et dispersa tous efforts. Que comprendre à ma parole? Il fait qu'elle fuit et vole! Ô saisons, ô châteaux! Et, si le malheur m'entraîne, Sa disgrâce m'est certaine. Il faut que son dédain, las! Me livre au plus prompt trépas! Ô Saisons, ô Châteaux!
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Authorship:
- by Arthur Rimbaud (1854 - 1891), written 1872?, appears in Vers nouveaux et chansons [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 Bruno Gillet (b. 1936), "Ô saisons, ô châteaux", 1995, published 1995 [ soprano and oboe ], from Trois romances, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
- by (Agnes) Elisabeth Lutyens (1906 - 1983), "Ô saisons, ô châteaux", 1946 [ soprano, mandolin, guitar, harp, and string orchestra ] [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Denise Isabelle Roger (b. 1924), "Ô saisons, ô châteaux", 1966, copyright © 1979, first performed 1969 [ medium voice and piano ], from Trois Poèmes d'Arthur Rimbaud, no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Daniel Ruyneman (1886 - 1963), "Bonheur", 1960, from Cinq mélodies, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
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Word count: 94