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by Thomas Moore (1779 - 1852)
Translation by Louise Swanton-Belloc (1796 - 1881)

Méditation religieuse
Language: French (Français)  after the English 
Ce monde entier n'est qu'une ombre fugitive; 
il n'est rien de vrai que le Ciel. 
L'éclat des ailes de la gloire est faux et passager; 
les fleurs de l'amour, de l'espérance, de la beauté 
s'épanouissent pour la tombe; 
il n'est rien de brillant que le Ciel.
Pauvres voyageurs d'un jour orageux,
le flambeau du génie, celui de la raison
ne font que nous montrer les dangers de la route; 
il n'est rien de calme que le Ciel.

Text Authorship:

  • by Louise Swanton-Belloc (1796 - 1881) [an adaptation] [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

Based on:

  • a text in English by Thomas Moore (1779 - 1852), "This world is all a fleeting show", appears in Sacred Songs, first published 1816
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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 Hector Berlioz (1803 - 1869), "Méditation religieuse", op. 18 no. 1 (1831), published 1842, from Tristia, no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this page: John Versmoren

This text was added to the website: 2003-11-03
Line count: 10
Word count: 77

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