by
Paul Jean Toulet (1867 - 1920)
En Arles
Language: French (Français)
Available translation(s): ENG
Dans [Arle]1, 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.
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Note provided by Peter Low: the poet spells the city "Arle" in the first line to ensure an 8-syllable line.
1 Roland-Manuel: "Arles"; further changes may exist not shown above.
Authorship:
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 Roland Alexis Manuel Levy (1891 - 1966), as Roland-Manuel, "En Arles", 1922, published 1923 [ voice and piano ], from Trois romances de P. J. Toulet, no. 1, Éd. Heugel [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]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- 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
Language: English  after the French (Français)
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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Word count: 50