by Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792 - 1822)
Translation by (Paul) Jules Barbier (1825 - 1901)
Aimons‑nous!
Language: French (Français) after the English
Our translations: ENG
Au fleuve le ruisseau se mêle, Et le fleuve à la mer Au vent la brise unit son aîle, Se confond dans l'air! Femme, c'est la loi supreême! Ange, c'est la douce loi! Tout vent s'unir à ce qu'il aime! M'aimes-tu, dis-moi? Vois les cieux dorer les cîmes! Vois s'unir les flots heureux! Vois se pencher sur les abîmes ces lierres amoureux! Le soleil étreint la terre! L'oiseau chante et pleure, hélas! Pourquoi ce divin mystère Si tu n'aimes pas! Comme ces rayons de flamme, Et ces flots, et ces zéphirs, Mon âme cherche dans ton âme L'écho de ses soupirs! Comme ces oiseaux fidèles, Dans le nid de leurs amours, Blottis et pliant leurs ailes, Aimons nous toujours!
Text Authorship:
- by (Paul) Jules Barbier (1825 - 1901) [an adaptation] [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in English by Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792 - 1822), "Love's philosophy"
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Charles Gounod (1818 - 1893), "Aimons-nous!", CG 449 (1871), published 1871 [ voice and piano ], also set in English [sung text checked 1 time]
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- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Ida Goldschmidt, née Livingston (1863 - 1933) ; composed by Roger Quilter.
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- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by George John Bennett.
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- Also set in Russian (Русский), a translation by Konstantin Dmitrevich Bal'mont (1867 - 1942) , "Философия любви" ; composed by Aleksandra Vasilyevna Zheleznova.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (David Seay) , "Let us love", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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