Sylvie
Language: French (Français)
Available translation(s): ENG ENG
Elle est si belle, ma Sylvie,
Que les anges en sont jaloux.
L'amour sur sa lèvre ravie
Laissa son baiser le plus doux.
Ses yeux sont de grandes étoiles,
Sa bouche est faite de rubis,
Son âme est un zénith sans voiles,
Et son coeur est mon paradis.
Ses cheveux sont noirs comme l'ombre,
Sa voix plus douce que le miel,
Sa tristesse est une pénombre
Et son sourire un arc-en-ciel.
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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):
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Laura (Pranada) Sylvis) , "Sylvie", copyright © 2004, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Chelsea Green) , "Sylvie", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Line count: 12
Word count: 71
Sylvie
Language: English after the French (Français)
She is so beautiful, my Sylvie,
That the angels are jealous of it.
Love, on her delighted lip,
Left its sweetest kiss.
Her eyes are large stars,
Her mouth is made of rubies,
Her soul is the height of a cloudless sky,
And her heart is my paradise.
Her hair is black like shadow,
Her voice sweeter than honey,
Her sadness is an eclipse
And her smile a rainbow.
Text Authorship:
- Translation from French (Français) to English copyright © 2004 by Laura (Pranada) Sylvis, (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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This text was added to the website: 2004-11-03
Line count: 12
Word count: 69