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by José-María de Hérédia (1842 - 1905)

La Conque
Language: French (Français) 
Par quels froids Océans, depuis combien d’hivers,
— Qui le saura jamais, Conque frêle et nacrée ! —
La houle, les courants et les raz de marée
T’ont-ils roulée au creux de leurs abîmes verts ?

Aujourd’hui, sous le ciel, loin des reflux amers,
Tu t’es fait un doux lit de l’arène dorée.
Mais ton espoir est vain. Longue et désespérée,
En toi gémit toujours la grande voix des mers.

Mon âme est devenue une prison sonore :
Et comme en tes replis pleure et soupire encore
La plainte du refrain de l’ancienne clameur ;

Ainsi du plus profond de ce cœur trop plein d’Elle,
Sourde, lente, insensible et pourtant éternelle,
Gronde en moi l’orageuse et lointaine rumeur.

Text Authorship:

  • by José-María de Hérédia (1842 - 1905) [author's text not yet checked 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 Alice-Marie-Marguerite Sauvrezis (1866 - 1946), "La Conque", published 1902 [ voice and piano ], Paris : E. Fromont [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2025-11-13
Line count: 14
Word count: 114

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