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Ô joie de mon âme, Joie de mon coeur, Trésor qui m'est si cher ; Joie de l'âme et du cœur, Toi que j'aime ardemment, Tu es plus beau qu'un ange. Ô lorsque tu parais, Ange si doux Devant nos yeux, Comme un bel ange blond, Sous le clair soleil, Hélas ! tous nos pauvres cœurs soupirent !
Authorship
- by Michel Dimitri Calvocoressi (1877 - 1944) [an adaptation] [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
- a text in Greek (Ελληνικά) from Volkslieder (Folksongs)
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)
- by Philippe Hersant (b. 1948), "Chanson des cueilleuses de lentisques", subtitle: "D'après Maurice RAVEL", 2008 [mixed chorus of 12 voices], Éditions Durand [ sung text not verified ]
- by Maurice Ravel (1875 - 1937), "Chanson des cueilleuses de lentisques", M. A. 9 no. 4 (1904-6) [voice and piano], from Cinq mélodies populaires grecques, no. 4. [ sung text verified 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , title 1: "The Song of the Girls Collecting Mastic", copyright ©
- GER German (Deutsch) (Maria Th. Langsch) , title 1: "Das Lied der Mastix - Sammlerinnen", 2004, copyright © 2004, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- SPA Spanish (Español) (Alfredo García) , title 1: "Canción de las recolectoras de lentiscos", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , title 1: "Canzone delle raccoglitrici di lentischio", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- HUN Hungarian (Magyar) (Tamás Dániel Csűry) , title 1: "A pisztáciaszedőnők dala", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 58
O Freude meiner Seele, Freude meines Herzens, Ein Schatz, der mir so lieb und teuer ist; Freude der Seele und des Herzens, Du, den ich sehnlichst liebe, Du bist schöner als ein Engel. O, wenn du erscheinst, Engel so süß, Vor unseren Augen, Wie ein schöner blonder Engel, Unter der klaren Sonne, Ach! dann seufzen alle unsere armen Herzen!
Authorship
- Translation from French (Français) to German (Deutsch) copyright © 2004 by Maria Th. Langsch, (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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- a text in French (Français) by Michel Dimitri Calvocoressi (1877 - 1944) [an adaptation]
- a text in Greek (Ελληνικά) from Volkslieder (Folksongs)
This text was added to the website: 2004-01-11
Line count: 12
Word count: 59