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by Charles-Marie-René Leconte de Lisle (1818 - 1894)
Translation © by Peter Low

Annie
Language: French (Français) 
Our translations:  ENG
La lune n'était point ternie,
Le ciel était tout étoilé ;
Et moi, j'allai trouver Annie
Dans les sillons d'orge et de blé.
Oh ! les sillons d'orge et de blé !

Le coeur de ma chère maîtresse
Etait étrangement troublé.
Je baisai le bout de sa tresse,
Dans les sillons d'orge et de blé !
Oh ! les sillons d'orge et de blé !

Que sa chevelure était fine !
Qu'un baiser est vite envolé !
Je la pressai sur ma poitrine,
Dans les sillons d'orge et de blé.
Oh ! les sillons d'orge et de blé !

Notre ivresse était infinie,
Et nul de nous n'avait parlé...
Oh ! la douce nuit, chère Annie,
Dans les sillons d'orge et de blé !
Oh ! les sillons d'orge et de blé !

Text Authorship:

  • by Charles-Marie-René Leconte de Lisle (1818 - 1894), "Annie", appears in Poèmes antiques, in Chansons écossaises [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 Marguerite Canal (1890 - 1978), "Annie", 1913, published 1920 [ medium voice and piano ], from Six chansons écossaises, no. 3, Paris, Éditions Maxime Jamin [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Jules-Alfred Cressonnois (1823 - 1883), "Annie", published 1880 [ voice and piano ], from Harmonies : 24 Mélodies, Chant & Piano, no. 4, Paris, Éd. F. Schoen [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Gabriel Dupont (1878 - 1914), "Annie", 1902 [ high voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Paul d'Estribaud (1828 - 1911), "Annie", <<1885 [ medium voice and piano ], from 15 Mélodies pour chant, no. 6, Éd. Louis Gregh [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Édouard Garnier (1821 - 1887), "Annie", <<1860 [ medium voice and piano ], from Roses et cyprès, 16 morceaux de chant, no. 3, Paris, Éditions Gambogi Frères, successeurs de Chabal [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Marcel Gennaro (1886 - 1977), "Annie", published 1921 [ soprano and piano ], Éd. R. Fornari [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Paul Gilson (1865 - 1942), "Annie", 1918, published 1921 [ medium voice and piano ], from Chansons écossaises, no. 5, Parus, Éd. Maurice Senart [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Swan Hennessy (1866 - 1929), "Annie" [ high voice and piano ], Éd. E. Demets [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Louis Alphonse Edmond Holtzem (1827 - 1897), "Annie", <<1884 [ voice and piano ], from Deux Mélodies, no. 1, Éd. E. Clot Fils & Cie. [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Alain Marie Jacques , "Annie", published 1998 [ medium voice and guitar ] [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Anatole Lionnet (1832 - 1896), "Annie" [ medium voice and piano ], Éd. Henry Lemoine & Cie. [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Charles-Marie Michel , "Annie", <<1897 [ high voice and piano ], Éd. Enoch & Cie. [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Joseph Morpain (1873 - 1961), "Annie", published 1902 [ high voice and piano ], from Trois Mélodies, no. 2, Paris, Éd. 'Au Ménestrel' Heugel [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Émile Paladilhe (1844 - 1926), "Annie", 1876 [ voice and piano ], from Chansons écossaises, no. 6, Paris, Heugel [sung text not yet checked]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ENG English (Peter Low) , "Annie", copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2013-03-18
Line count: 20
Word count: 119

Annie
Language: English  after the French (Français) 
The moon was not obscured,
the sky was full of stars,
and I went to find Annie
in the furrows of barley and wheat. 
Oh the furrows of barley and wheat!

The heart of my dear mistress
was strangely troubled.
I kissed the tips of her hair
in the furrows of barley and wheat.
Oh the furrows of barley and wheat!

How fine her hair was!
How quickly a kiss flies away!
I held her close to me
in the furrows of barley and wheat.
Oh the furrows of barley and wheat!

Our ecstasy was infinite,
and neither of us had spoken...
Oh, that sweet night, dear Annie
in the furrows of barley and wheat.
Oh the furrows of barley and wheat!

Text Authorship:

  • 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 Charles-Marie-René Leconte de Lisle (1818 - 1894), "Annie", appears in Poèmes antiques, in Chansons écossaises
    • Go to the text page.

 

This text was added to the website: 2022-07-01
Line count: 20
Word count: 122

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