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Des jardins de la nuit s'envolent les étoiles, Abeilles d'or qu'attire un invisible miel, Et l'aube, au loin tendant la candeur de ses toiles, Trame de fils d'argent le manteau bleu du ciel. Du jardin de mon cœur qu'un rêve lent enivre S'envolent mes désirs sur les pas du matin, Comme un essaim léger qu'à l'horizon de cuivre, Appelle un chant plaintif, éternel et lointain. Ils volent à tes pieds, astres chassés des nues, Exilés du ciel d'or où fleurit ta beauté Et, cherchant jusqu'à toi des routes inconnues, Mêlent au jour naissant leur mourante clarté.
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Text Authorship:
- by Armand Silvestre (1837 - 1901), no title, written 1880-1882, appears in Le Pays de Roses, poésies nouvelles 1880-1882, in 1. Impressions et souvenirs, in 17. Matutina, no. 4, Paris, Éd. G. Charpentier, first published 1882 [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 Gabriel Fauré (1845 - 1924), "Aurore", op. 39 no. 1 (1884), published 1885, first performed 1884 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Aurora", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Peter Low) , "Dawn", copyright © 2001, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- GER German (Deutsch) (Martin Stock) , "Morgenröte", copyright © 2001, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 96
Die Sterne entschwinden aus den Gärten der Nacht - goldene Bienen, von unsichtbarem Honig angelockt; Und die Morgendämmerung, die in der Ferne ihre reine Leinwand spannt, durchwirkt mit Silberfäden den blauen Mantel des Himmels. Aus dem traumtrunkenen Garten meines Herzens entschwinden meine Wünsche beim Nahen des Morgens wie ein duftiger Schwarm, der dem kupfernen Horizont ein klagendes Lied zuruft, ewig und fern. Sie fliegen zu deinen Füßen, Sterne, vom Himmel verjagt, vertrieben aus dem goldenen Himmel, wo deine Schönheit blüht; Sie suchen unbekannte Wege zu dir und mischen ihr ersterbendes Licht mit dem erwachenden Tag.
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- Translation from French (Français) to German (Deutsch) copyright © 2001 by Martin Stock, (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.
Based on:
- a text in French (Français) by Armand Silvestre (1837 - 1901), no title, written 1880-1882, appears in Le Pays de Roses, poésies nouvelles 1880-1882, in 1. Impressions et souvenirs, in 17. Matutina, no. 4, Paris, Éd. G. Charpentier, first published 1882
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 95