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by Paul Barthélemy Jeulin (1863 - 1936), as Paul Gravollet
Translation © by Salvador Pila

Les nuages
Language: French (Français) 
Our translations:  CAT
Les nuages suivent les chemins du ciel,
La lune vainement veut le garder près d’elle,
Et coquettement s’en faire des voiles ;
Ils passent sans voir qu’elle est belle ;
Ils sont amoureux des étoiles !

Les nuages sont aimés des étoiles,
Qui de leur scintillement les appellent,
Et c’est pour se rapprocher d’elles
Qu’ils suivent les chemins du ciel ;
Mais les étoiles sont bien trop haut.

Les nauges gris, roses, argentés
Sont bien légers, mais pas aussi légers qu’il faut
Pour atteindre la voie lactée.
Sur les chemins du ciel ils courent vite,
Comme elle est rapide leur fuite !

Ils se bousculent, se dépassent,
Et les amantes de l’espace
Leur font des signes quand ils passent !

Les nauges gris, roses, argentés
Si rapidement qu’ils soient emportés
Vers l’azur qu’ils volent,
N’atteindront jamais les étoiles !

Text Authorship:

  • by Paul Barthélemy Jeulin (1863 - 1936), as Paul Gravollet, written 1903, appears in Les Frissons, no. 20 [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 François Luc Joseph Thomé (1850 - 1909), as Francis Thomé, "Les nuages", 1903?, published 1905 [ high voice and piano ], from Frissons, no. 20, Éd. J. Hamelle [sung text checked 1 time]

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

  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Els núvols", copyright © 2026, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Laura Stanfield Prichard [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2017-05-30
Line count: 22
Word count: 132

Els núvols
Language: Catalan (Català)  after the French (Français) 
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Els núvols segueixen els camins del cel,
la lluna intenta en va mantenir-los a prop seu,
i coquetament els fa servir com a vel;
passen de llarg sense adonar-se de com n'és de bonica;
estan enamorats de les estrelles!

Els núvols són estimats per les estrelles,
que els criden amb el seu parpelleig,
i és per acostar-s'hi
que segueixen els camins del cel;
però les estrelles són massa amunt.

Els núvols grisos, rosats i argentats
són ben lleugers, però no prou lleugers
per arribar a la Via Làctia.
Pels camins del cel corren de pressa,
que ràpida que és llur fugida!

S’empenten, es depassen,
i els amants de l'espai
els fan senyals quan passen!

Els núvols grisos, rosats i argentats,
per més de pressa que siguin portats
vers l’atzur on volen,
mai no arribaran a les estrelles!

Text Authorship:

  • Translation from French (Français) to Catalan (Català) copyright © 2026 by Salvador Pila, (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 Paul Barthélemy Jeulin (1863 - 1936), as Paul Gravollet, written 1903, appears in Les Frissons, no. 20
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This text was added to the website: 2026-10-10
Line count: 22
Word count: 137

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