by
Paul Verlaine (1844 - 1896)
Va, chanson, à tire d'aile au devant...
Language: French (Français)
Va, chanson, à tire d'aile au devant d'elle,
Et dis lui bien que dans mon coeur fidèle
Un rayon joyeux a lui et que voici le grand jour!
Entendez-vous longtemps muette
Et craintive, la gaîté,
Comme une vive alouette,
Dans le ciel clair a chanté,
Va donc, chanson ingénue,
Et, que sans nul regret vain
Elle soit la bienvenue.
Celle qui revient enfin!
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Théotiste-Catule-Jérôme Carlin (1903 - 1952), "La bonne chanson", published 1943 [ voice and piano ], Paris, Théo-Carlin [sung text not yet checked]
- by Charles Koechlin (1867 - 1950), "Va, chanson", op. 24 no. 4 (1900-1), published 1901-2 [ voice and piano ], from Cinq poèmes de La bonne chanson, no. 4, Paris, L. Philippo [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Pavel Ivanovich Kovalev (1889 - 1951), "Va, chanson", op. 19 no. 4, published 1925 [ voice and piano ], from Six chansons sur des poésies de Paul Verlaine, no. 4, Moscow [sung text not yet checked]
- by Marcel Lamy , "Va, chanson", [1950] [ voice and piano ], from Bienvenue, no. 8 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Victor Vreuls (1876 - 1944), "Va, chanson, à tire d'aile", 1902, published 1905 [ voice and orchestra or piano ], from Triptyque, no. 2, Bruxelles, Breitkopf & Härtel, also set in German (Deutsch) [sung text not yet checked]
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- ENG English (Faith J. Cormier) , "Fly, song", copyright © 2001, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Word count: 63
Fly, song
Language: English after the French (Français)
Fly, song, wing your way to her
and tell her that in my faithful heart
a joyous ray shines forth and day is come!
Do you hear how gaiety, so long silent
and afraid, sings
like a lark
in the clear sky?
Fly, innocent song!
There are no vain regrets,
and she is welcome
after her long absence.
Text Authorship:
- Translation from French (Français) to English copyright © 2001 by Faith J. Cormier, (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. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Line count: 11
Word count: 59
