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by Léon de Wailly (1804 - 1863)

Chansonette de Mr Léon de Wailly
Language: French (Français) 
Our translations:  ENG
Au levant lá-bas est une île;
Je la découvris l'autre jour, 
Elle a bien trente pas de tour. 
Quand la mer est blême et tranquille,
On l'entrevoit á l'horizon;
J'y veux bâtir une maison
Toute en nacre, en plumes de cygnes,
De martins pêcheurs et de paons,
De coraux aux festons grimpants
Au lieu de myrthes et de vignes.
Nacre et corail, voilà nos fleurs
A nous autres maîtres pêcheurs. 
Mon amour, je veux t'y conduire,
Et lorsque la nuit ma Pierra
A la fenêtre je mettrai, 
Les marins sur l'eau voyant luire
Ses grands yeux et son teint vermeil
Diront: "Tiens, voilá le soleil!"

Text Authorship:

  • by Léon de Wailly (1804 - 1863) [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 Hector Berlioz (1803 - 1869), "Chansonette de Mr Léon de Wailly" [
     text verified 1 time
    ]

Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ENG English (Faith J. Cormier) , title 1: "A Little Song by Mr. Léon de Wailly", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: John Versmoren

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 18
Word count: 105

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