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by J. P. (José María Vicente Ferrer Francisco de Paola Patricio Manuel) Contamine de Latour

Élégie
Language: French (Français) 
Our translations:  ENG
J'ai vu décliner comme un songe,
Cruel mensonge,
Tout mon bonheur.
Au lieu de la douce espérance,
J'ai la souffrance
Et la douleur.

Autrefois ma folle jeunesse
Chantait sans cesse
L'hymne d'amour.
Mais la chimère caressée
S'est effacée
En un seul jour.

J'ai dû souffrir mon long martyre,
Sans le maudire,
Sans soupirer.
Le seul remède sur la terre
À ma misère
Est de pleurer.

Text Authorship:

  • by J. P. (José María Vicente Ferrer Francisco de Paola Patricio Manuel) Contamine de Latour  [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 Alfred Erik Leslie Satie (1866 - 1925), "Élégie", op. 19 (1886) [ medium voice and piano ], from Trois Mélodies de 1886, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ENG English (Chelsea Green) , "Eulogy", copyright © 2006, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 18
Word count: 65

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