by Paul Verlaine (1844 - 1896)
Une Sainte en son auréole
Language: French (Français)
Une Sainte en son auréole, Une Châtelaine en sa tour, Tout ce que contient la parole Humaine de grâce et d'amour. La note d'or que fait entendre [Un cor dans le lointain des bois]1 des bois, Mariée à la fierté tendre Des nobles Dames d'autrefois; Avec cela le charme insigne D'un frais sourire triomphant Éclos [de]2 candeurs de cygne Et des rougeurs de femme-enfant; Des aspects nacrés, blancs et roses, Un doux accord patricien: Je vois, j'entends toutes ces choses Dans son nom Carlovingien.
About the headline (FAQ)
View original text (without footnotes)1 Fauré: "Le cor dans les lointains"
2 Fauré: "dans les"
Note: Verlaine's young fiancee was named Mathilde, a name of Germanic origin. The Germanic dynasty known as the Carolingian included Charlemagne, and is closely associated with a great artistic flowering.
Note provided by Shawn Thuris
Text Authorship:
- by Paul Verlaine (1844 - 1896), no title, appears in La bonne chanson, no. 8, first published 1870 [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 Gabriel Fauré (1845 - 1924), "Une Sainte en son auréole", op. 61 no. 1, published 1892-3 [ voice and piano ], from La bonne chanson, no. 1, Paris, Hamelle [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Una santa en la seva aurèola", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Shawn Thuris) , "A saint within her halo", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Faith J. Cormier) , "A saint enhaloed", copyright © 2000, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Didier Pelat
This text was added to the website: 2003-10-20
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