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Ces lieux brillent deja d'une vive clarte. Depuis long temps j'ai vu naitre l'aurore; Le charmant objet que j'adore Devait la preceder dans ce bois ecarte. Mais je ne la vois point encore.
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- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [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 Jean Philippe Rameau (1683 - 1764), "Récitatif", 1715-1720, from the cantata Cantata L'Impatience, no. 1. [text verified 1 time]
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- GER German (Deutsch) (Linda Godry) , title 1: "Rezitativ", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Linda Godry) , title 1: "Recitative", copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Scott Mello
This text was added to the website: 2008-04-18
Line count: 5
Word count: 33
Those places were already vibrant with luminescence. For a long time I watched the rising morning sun; The charming object of my desire Should have been in this wood even before her. But she has not arrived yet.
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- Translation from French (Français) to English copyright © 2008 by Linda Godry, (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 Anonymous/Unidentified Artist
This text was added to the website: 2008-06-02
Line count: 5
Word count: 38