Chanson d'Ophélie (Hamlet) | Il est mort ayant bien souffert, Madame

Translation by Maurice Bouchor (1855 - 1929)

He is dead, having suffered much, Milady

Language: English

He is dead, having suffered much, Milady;
He is gone, that is a fact.
At his feet a stone and at his head
A grass-green turf.
On the snow blanket are plentifully sewn
A thousand scented flowers,
Which, before going with him into the earth without return,
In their bright youth
Drank, as if fresh rain drops,
The tears of true love.

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by William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616), no title, appears in Hamlet, Act IV, Scene 5 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

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Also set in French (Français), a translation by Maurice Bouchor (1855 - 1929) ; composed by Ernest Amédée Chausson.
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Chanson d'Ophélie (Hamlet)

Language: French (Français) after the English

Our translations: CAT NOR

Il est mort ayant bien souffert, Madame;
il est parti; c'est une chose faite.
Une pierre à ses pieds et pour poser à sa tète
Un tertre vert.
Sur le linceul de neige à pleines mains semées
Mille fleurs parfumées,
Avant d'aller sous terre avec lui sans retour
Dans leur jeunesse épanouie
Ont bu, comme une fraîche pluie,
Les larmes du sincère amour.

Text Authorship:

by Maurice Bouchor (1855 - 1929) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

Based on:

a text in English by William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616), no title, appears in Hamlet, Act IV, Scene 5
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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 Ernest Amédée Chausson (1855 - 1899), "Chanson d'Ophélie (Hamlet)", op. 28 no. 3 (1891), published 1910 [ voice and piano ], from Trois Chansons de Shakespeare, no. 3, Paris : Rouart [sung text checked 1 time]

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Researcher for this page: Ted Perry

This text was added to the website: 2003-11-19
Line count: 10
Word count: 63