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by Théodore Faullin de Banville (1823 - 1891)

La lune
Language: French (Français) 
Our translations:  ENG
Avec ses caprices, la Lune
Est comme une frivole amante;
Elle sourit et se lamente,
Et vous fuit et vous importune.

La nuit, suivez-la sur la dune,
Elle vous raille et vous tourmente;
Avec ses caprices, la Lune
Est comme une frivole amante.

Et souvent elle se met une
Nuée en manière de mante;
Elle est absurde, elle est charmante;
Il faut adorer sans rancune,
Avec ses caprices, la Lune.

Text Authorship:

  • by Théodore Faullin de Banville (1823 - 1891), "La lune", written 1875, appears in Les Exilés, in Rondels, no. 20, Paris, Édition Charpentier, first published 1878 [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 Amédée Dutacq (1848 - 1929), "La lune" [ high voice and piano ], from 6 Rondels de Théodore de Banville, no. 2, Édition Fromont [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Charles Koechlin (1867 - 1950), "La lune", op. 8 no. 4 (1891-1895), published [1897] [ voice and piano ], from Rondels 2ème série, no. 4, Éd. E. Baudoux & Cie. [sung text checked 1 time]

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

  • ENG English (Laura Prichard) , "The moon", copyright © 2016, (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: 13
Word count: 70

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