November | November is approaching, and it's the charming month

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by Paul Bourget (1852 - 1935)

Translation © by Sharon Krebs

Novembre approche, ‑‑ et c'est le mois...

Language: French (Français)

Our translations: ENG

Novembre approche, -- et c'est le mois charmant
Où, devinant ton âme à ton sourire,
Je me suis pris à t'aimer vaguement,
    Sans rien dire.

Novembre approche, -- ah! nous étions enfants,
Mais notre amour fut beau comme un poème,
-- Comme l'on fait des rêves triomphants,
    Lorsqu'on aime! --

Novembre approche, -- [assis au coin du feu,
Malade et seul,]¹ j'ai songé tout à l'heure
A cet hiver où je croyais en Dieu,
    Et je pleure.

Novembre approche, -- et c'est le mois béni
Où tous les morts ont des fleurs sur leur pierre,
Et moi je porte à mon rêve fini
    Sa prière.

About the headline (FAQ)

Koechlin: "malade et seul, assis au coin du feu"

Text Authorship:

by Paul Bourget (1852 - 1935), "Præterita", appears in La vie inquiète, in 1. Au bord de la mer [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 Charles Koechlin (1867 - 1950), "Novembre", op. 22 (Quatre mélodies) no. 2 (1901) [sung text checked 1 time]
by Francesco Paolo Tosti (1846 - 1916), "Novembre", 1902 [ medium voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]

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

ENG English (Sharon Krebs) , "November", copyright © 2008, (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.
Line count: 16
Word count: 100

November

Language: English after the French (Français)

November is approaching, and it's the charming month
When, divining your soul in your smile,
I vaguely decided to love you
Without saying anything . . .

November is approaching, ah! we were children,
But our love was as beautiful as a poem. 
Since one has triumphant dreams
When one loves!

November is approaching. Sick and alone, sitting beside the fire,
I was reminded a little earlier
Of that winter when I believed in God,
And I weep.

November is approaching, And it's the blessed month
When all the dead have flowers on their gravestones. 
And I, I carry to my dead dream
Its prayer.

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Based on:

a text in French (Français) by Paul Bourget (1852 - 1935), "Præterita", appears in La vie inquiète, in 1. Au bord de la mer
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This text was added to the website: 2008-09-03
Line count: 16
Word count: 105