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Sur la source elle se pencha; La source doubla son image, Et ce fut un charmant mirage, Qu'un peu de vent effaroucha. Sous les grands bois elle chanta : L'oiseau doubla son chant sauvage, Et ce fut un charmant ramage, Que le vent lointain emporta. Quand j'effleurai son doux visage, Sa bouche ma bouche doubla... Le vent peut balayer la plage, [Ô Myrto]1, que me fait l'orage ? -- Ton baiser reste toujours là !
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View text without footnotes1 Massenet: "Mignonne"
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 Myrto, no. 2 [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 Jules Massenet (1842 - 1912), "Sur la source", op. 14 no. 7 [ voice and piano ], from Poème d'avril, no. 7, also set in German (Deutsch) [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Alexis Jean Hubert Rostand (1844 - 1919), "Sur la source" [ medium voice and piano ], from Vingt mélodies, no. 16, Paris, Éd. 'Au Ménestrel' Heugel et Fils [sung text not yet checked]
- by Émile Wroblewski , "Souvenir" [ medium voice and piano ], from Six Feuillets d'Album, no. 4, Éd. H. Rohdé [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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- ENG English (Peter Low) , "Over the pool", copyright © 2002, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 13
Word count: 73
Over the pool she leant; the pool mirrored her form - it was a charming mirage, which a gust of wind scared away. Under the tall trees she sang; a bird echoed her wild song - it was a charming warbling, which the wind carried off into the distance. When I stroked her sweet face, her mouth mimicked my mouth. - Oh the wind may sweep the beach, darling, but what do I care about the storm? Your kiss stays for ever!
Text Authorship:
- Translation from French (Français) to English copyright © 2002 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.
Based on:
- a text in French (Français) by Armand Silvestre (1837 - 1901), no title, appears in Poésies 1861-1874, in 1. Les amours, in 2. Vers pour être chantés, in Myrto, no. 2
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 13
Word count: 79