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by André Henri Constant van Hasselt (1806 - 1874)

Doux oiseaux de mai, dès la blanche...
Language: French (Français) 
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Doux oiseaux de mai, dès la blanche aurore 
Vous chantez en chœur dans le bois sonore,
Et quand vient le soir, vous chantez encore.
        Mais... 
  Sans amour, jamais ! 

Blancs muguets des bois, églantines roses, 
Aux baisers du jour douces fleurs écloses, 
Que l'écho vous dit de charmantes choses ! 
        Mais... 
  Sans amour, jamais ! 

Dans le cœur humain, plein de jour et d'ombre, 
Le bonheur se mêle à des deuils sans nombre. 
Tout chagrin est doux, toute joie est sombre. 
        Mais...
    Sans amour, jamais !

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Confirmed with Œuvres de André van Hasselt. Poésies. Troisième Volume. Les Études rhythmiques, Bruxelles, Bruylant-Christophe & Cie., 1876, page 107.


Text Authorship:

  • by André Henri Constant van Hasselt (1806 - 1874), "Sans Amour", appears in Les Études rhythmiques [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 Arthur de Greef (1862 - 1940), "Doux oiseaux de Mai" [ voice and piano ], Bruxelles : Schott frères [sung text not yet checked]

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This text was added to the website: 2023-02-07
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