Sheep were grazing by the ruins of a wall

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by Francis Jammes (1868 - 1938)

Translation © by Grant Hicks

Pastorale

Language: French (Français)

Our translations: ENG

Des brebis pacageaient près des ruines d’un mur,
La source où nous buvions était pleine d’air pur.
Mon enfant s’était endormi sous l’aubépine
De la montagne. Au loin luisait la mer divine.

Text Authorship:

by Francis Jammes (1868 - 1938), "Pastorale" [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 Robert de Roos (1907 - 1976), "Pastorale ", 1932, from Cinq Quatrains de Francis Jammes (I), no. 5 [sung text not yet checked]

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

ENG English (Grant Hicks) , copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2023-01-31
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Word count: 32

Sheep were grazing by the ruins of a...

Language: English after the French (Français)

Sheep were grazing by the ruins of a wall,
The spring where we drank was full of fresh air.
My child had fallen asleep under the mountain 
Hawthorn. In the distance shone the divine sea.

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This text was added to the website: 2025-06-10
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