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by Stuart Merrill (1863 - 1915)

J'ai reposé mon âme parmi les fleurs
Language: French (Français) 
J'ai reposé mon âme parmi les fleurs, 
Roses de ma bonne passion, violettes 
De toute ma patience secrète,
Et lys de ma chaste douleur.

Mon âme y a chanté comme un oiseau, 
Rossignol des lunaires bocages,
Alouette tombée des nuages
Ou colombe dans sa cage de roseaux.

Mais tu rêvais au fond du jardin,
Mauvaise sœur qui fait la distraite,
Et les lys , les roses et les violettes 
Sont morts de ton jeune dédain.

Ô toi qui fus si loin et si près,
Écoute le rossignol sous la lune d'or, 
L'alouette dans l'azur de l'aurore
Et la colombe parmi les cyprès !

About the headline (FAQ)

Confirmed with Stuart Merrill, Les quatre saisons : Poèmes, Paris, Société du Mercure de France, 1900, pages 92-93


Text Authorship:

  • by Stuart Merrill (1863 - 1915), "Chanson", written 1900, appears in Les quatre saisons, in 2. Été, no. 13, Paris, Éd. du Mercure de France, first published 1900 [author's text checked 2 times 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 Victor Vreuls (1876 - 1944), "J'ai reposé mon âme", 1903, published 1927, first performed 1912 [ voice and piano ], from 3 mélodies, no. 3, Éd. L'Art Belge [sung text not yet checked]

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This text was added to the website: 2023-04-07
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Word count: 102

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