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À vos pieds, hélas, me voilà, Je suis sans défense et sans armes, Si ma pauvre mère était là Elle aurait pitié de mes larmes. Son âme était clémente et bonne, Mes pleurs se séchaient sous sa main, Et dans les cieux elle pardonne A l'enfant qui vous prie en vain! Ah! c'en est fait... je désespère Si Dieu ne vient me secourir Vous voulez donc me voir mourir Comme elle, répondez mon père?
Authorship
- by Michel Carré (1822 - 1872) [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 Charles Gounod (1818 - 1893), "Pitié pour mes larmes", 1864, first performed 1864 [ medium voice and piano ], from opera Mireille [sung text checked 1 time]
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- ENG English (Faith J. Cormier) , "Have pity on my tears", copyright © 2001, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 74
Here I am at your feet, defenseless and unarmed. If my poor mother were here, she would have pity on my tears. She had a good, kind soul and my tears dried under her hand. In Heaven, she is forgiving the child who implores you in vain. Oh - it is finished. I am in despair. If God doesn't help me, do you want to see me dead, like her? Answer me, Father.
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- Translation from French (Français) to English copyright © 2001 by Faith J. Cormier, (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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- a text in French (Français) by Michel Carré (1822 - 1872)
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 12
Word count: 73