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Dans Arle, où sont les Aliscams, Quand l'ombre est rouge, sous les roses, Et clair le temps, Prends garde à la douceur des choses. Lorsque tu sens battre sans cause Ton coeur trop lourd ; Et que se taisent les colombes : Parle tout bas, si c'est d'amour, Au bord des tombes.
Note provided by Peter Low: the poet spells the city "Arle" in the first line to ensure an 8-syllable line.
Authorship:
- by Paul Jean Toulet (1867 - 1920), "En Arles", written 1913, appears in Les Contrerimes, in Chansons, in 1. Romances sans musique, no. 1, Paris, Éd. Le Divan, first published 1921 [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 François Berthet (1873 - 1956), "En Arles", op. 21 no. 1 [ medium voice and piano ], from Trois Contrerimes, no. 1, Paris, Éd. Rouart-Lerolle [sung text not yet checked]
- by Louis Beydts (1896 - 1953), "En Arles", 1946, published 1947 [ voice and piano ], from Trois mélodies pour chant et piano, no. 3, Éd. Durand [sung text not yet checked]
- by Jean-Robert Blanc (b. 1907), "En Arles ", published 1939 [ medium voice and piano ], from Trois mélodies pour chant et piano, no. 2, Bordeaux [sung text not yet checked]
- by Maurice Jaubert (1900 - 1940), "En Arles", 1923-1924, published 1925 [ medium voice and piano ], from Quatre Romances, no. 1, Éd. Jobert [sung text not yet checked]
- by Jean-Louis Petit (b. 1937), "En Arles", 1997 [ high voice and piano ], from Livre de poésies, no. 10 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ludwig-Wolfgang Simoni , "En Arles", 1944 [ mezzo-soprano and strings ], from Quatre Contrerimes de P.J. Toulet, no. 1, Éd. du Chant du Monde [sung text not yet checked]
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- ENG English (Peter Low) , "In Arles", copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2014-06-12
Line count: 9
Word count: 52
In Arles, at the Alyscamps graveyard, when the shadows under the roses are red and the weather is bright, beware the sweetness of things. When you feel your too-heavy heart beating without a reason, and when the doves are silent, speak softly, if you're speaking of love beside the tombs.
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- Translation from French (Français) to English copyright © 2022 by Peter Low, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:
- a text in French (Français) by Paul Jean Toulet (1867 - 1920), "En Arles", written 1913, appears in Les Contrerimes, in Chansons, in 1. Romances sans musique, no. 1, Paris, Éd. Le Divan, first published 1921
This text was added to the website: 2022-04-22
Line count: 9
Word count: 50