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by François Joseph Pierre André Méry (1798 - 1865)

La vague vient de Sorrente
Language: French (Français) 
La vague vient de Sorrente
  Odorante ; 
Sur nos têtes Vénus luit,
Comme toi fille de l'onde,
  Belle, Blonde, 
Elle va dorer ta nuit !

Laisse tes persiennes vertes
  Entre ouvertes
Au balcon des corridors ;
Que toute harmonie arrive
  De la rive
Jusqu'à l'alcolve où tu dors !

Entends-tu dans tes doux rêves
  Sur la grêve
Fuir le flot Napolitain ?
Entends-tu la voix touchante
  Qui te chante 
A bord du canot lointain ?

Entends-tu les mandolines
  Aux collines
Où se font les doux larcins ?
Les vagues Napolitaines,
  Les fontaines
Qui tombent dans le bassin ?

Entends-tu la douce brise
  Qui se brise
Dans les jasmins espagnols,
Dans les myrtes de nos îles,
  Doux asile
Où chantent les rossignols ?

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Text Authorship:

  • by François Joseph Pierre André Méry (1798 - 1865), "Sérénade napolitaine", appears in Mélodies poétiques [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 Michel Giuliani (1801 - 1867), "La Sérénade napolitaine", published 1852 [ tenor and piano ], from Album de dix Mélodies romances et duos par M. Giuliani, no. 9, Paris, Éd. Brandus & Cie. [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2025-01-27
Line count: 30
Word count: 113

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