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by René Dumesnil (1879 - 1967)

Attente
Language: French (Français) 
Un vol traverse la nuée,
La lune est pâle,
Froide est la nuit ;
Un vol de corbeaux croassant, 
Quel mystère emplit cette nuit ?

Si la lune allait soudain devenir son miroir, 
Et refléter ses traits,
Délicieusement j’en tremble
Et mon cœur bat à grands coups ;
L’amour monte en moi m’envahit, 
Mon corps est sa volonté
Je souffre et je gémis ;
Et pourtant j’ai donné mon cœur 
A l’homme infidèle
Mais ce monde de rosées 
N’est qu’un monde d’illusions

Un vol traversa la nuée,
La lune est pâle,
Froide est la nuit ;
Les cris des oiseaux l’ont déchirée, 
Quel mystère emplit cette nuit ?

Text Authorship:

  • by René Dumesnil (1879 - 1967) [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 Henri Tomasi (1901 - 1971), "Attente", published 1936, first performed 1936 [ high voice and piano or orchestra ], from Chansons de Geisha, no. 1, Paris, Éd. 'Au Ménestrel' Heugel [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2023-01-04
Line count: 21
Word count: 102

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