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by Marceline Desbordes-Valmore (1786 - 1859)

Sans l’oublier, on peut fuir ce qu’on...
Language: French (Français) 
Sans l’oublier, on peut fuir ce qu’on aime,
On peut bannir son nom de ses discours,
Et, de l’absence implorant le secours,
Se dérober à ce maître suprême,
Sans l’oublier !

Sans l’oublier, j’ai vu l’eau, dans sa course,
Porter au loin la vie à d’autres fleurs ;
Fuyant alors le gazon sans couleurs,
J’imitai l’eau fuyant loin de la source,
Sans l’oublier !

Sans l’oublier une voix triste et tendre,
Oh! Que de jours j’ai vus naître et finir !
Je la redoute encor dans l’avenir ;
C’est une voix que l’on cesse d’entendre,
Sans l’oublier !

About the headline (FAQ)

First appeared in Le Kaléidoscope, 1825, then in Souvenir des Ménestrels (1827) under the title "Le Souvenir", then in Guirlande des Dames (1829), then in Chansonnier des Grâces (1829), then in Poésies (1830) without a title.


Text Authorship:

  • by Marceline Desbordes-Valmore (1786 - 1859), "Le Souvenir", written 1825, first published 1825 [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 Pauline Duchambge (1778 - 1858), "Sans l'oublier", published [1827] [ medium voice and piano or harp ], Paris, Éd. Ignace Pleyel [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Henriette Puig-Roget (1910 - 1992), "Sans l'oublier" [ voice, unaccompanied ] [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2025-03-28
Line count: 15
Word count: 92

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