by Armand Silvestre (1837 - 1901)
Les étoiles effarouchées
Language: French (Français)
Our translations: ENG
Les étoiles effarouchées Viennent de s'envoler des cieux : J'en sais deux qui se sont cachées, Mignonne, dans vos jolis yeux, A l'ombre de vos cils soyeux Et sous vos paupières penchées : Attendez! -- mes baisers joyeux Les auront bientôt dénichées ! Vous feignez de dormir encor : Éveillez-vous, mon doux trésor ! L'aube pleure sous les feuillées, Le ciel désert est plein d'ennui. -- Ouvrez les yeux et rendez-lui Les deux étoiles envolées !
About the headline (FAQ)
First published in Rimes neuves et vieilles, Paris, Éd. E. Dentu, 1866.
Text Authorship:
- by Armand Silvestre (1837 - 1901), no title, appears in Poésies 1861-1874, in 1. Les amours, in 2. Vers pour être chantés, in Mignonne, no. 4, first published 1875 [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 Gaston Berardi (1849 - 1926), "Sonnet-Aubade", published [1897] [ high voice and piano ], Paris, Éd. “Au Ménestrel” Henri Heugel [sung text not yet checked]
- by Joseph Jongen (1873 - 1953), "Les étoiles effarouchées" [ soprano and piano ], from Sept mélodies d’Armand Silvestre, no. 4 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Victor Loret (1859 - 1946), "Mignonne", op. 91 (1885), published 1885 [ high voice and piano ], Éd. Loret Fils [sung text not yet checked]
- by Jules Massenet (1842 - 1912), "Sonnet matinal", op. 14 no. 2 [ voice and piano ], from Poème d'avril, no. 2, also set in German (Deutsch) [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Edmond Michotte (1831 - 1914), "Deux Étoiles" [ medium voice and piano ], from Mignonne, no. 4, Bruxelles, Schott Frères [sung text not yet checked]
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- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Jules Massenet.
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Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Peter Low) , "Morning sonnet", copyright © 2002, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Word count: 68