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La nuit est bleue et chaude, et le calme infini... Roulé dans son manteau, le front sur une pierre, Joseph dort, le coeur pur, ayant fait sa prière, Et l'âne à ses pieds est comme un humble ami. Entre les pieds du Sphynx appuyée à demi, La vierge pâle et douce, à fermé la paupière; Et, dans l'ombre, une étrange et suave lumière Sort du petit Jésus dans ses bras endormi. Autour d'eux le désert songe mysterieux; Et tout est si tranquille a cette heure, en ces lieux Qu'on entendrait l'enfant respirer sous ses voiles. Nul souffle... La fumée immobile du feu Monte ainsi qu'un long fil se perd dans l'air bleu... Et le Sphynx éternel atteste les étoiles.
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Authorship:
- by Albert Victor Samain (1858 - 1900), "Le Repos en Égypte", appears in Le chariot d'or, in 1. La symphonie héroïque, in 1. Évocations, no. 10, Paris, Éd. du Mercure de France, first published 1901 [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 René-Emmanuel Baton (1879 - 1940), as Rhené-Baton, "Le Repos en Égypte", op. 18 (Deux Mélodies) no. 2 (1910), published 1912 [ medium voice and piano ], Éd. Durand [sung text not yet checked]
- by René Chansarel (1864 - 1945), "Le Repos en Égypte", published 1921 [ medium voice and piano ], from Douze poëmes chantés, no. 5, Éd. E. Demets (Max Eschig) [sung text not yet checked]
- by Philippe Gaubert (1879 - 1941), "Le Repos en Égypte", published 1910 [ medium voice and piano ], Éd. Enoch & Cie [sung text not yet checked]
- by Gabriel Pierné (1863 - 1937), "Nuit divine", published 1905 [ reciter, piano, violin ], from Trois adaptations musicales sur des vers, no. 2, Éd. Joanin [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ottorino Respighi (1879 - 1936), "Le repos en Egypte", P. 97 no. 3, published 1912 [ medium voice and piano ], from Sei Liriche, seconda serie, no. 3, Éd. Ricordi [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Charles Tournemire (1870 - 1939), "Le repos en Egypte", op. 32 no. 3 (1908), from Poème, no. 3 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Nathalie Paulin) , copyright © 2008, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Il riposo in Egitto", 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: 14
Word count: 119
Tiepida e azzurra è la notte, e infinita la calma. Avvolto nel suo mantello, la testa appoggiata su un sasso, dorme Giuseppe, dal cuore puro, dopo avere recitato le sue preghiere, e l'asino ai suoi piedi sta come un umile amico. Ai piedi della Sfinge appoggiata appena, la Vergine pallida e dolce ha socchiuso gli occhi; E, nell'oscurità una luce strana e soave Viene dal piccolo Gesù che dorme fra le sue braccia. Attorno a loro dorme il deserto, pieno di mistero. E tutto è così tranquillo in quest'ora e in questi luoghi che si può sentire il respiro del bimbo dietro i suoi veli. Non c'è un alito di vento ... Il fumo immobile sale dal fuoco in sottile colonna e si perde nell'aria azzurra... E la sfinge eterna chiama a testimoni le stelle.
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- Translation from French (Français) to Italian (Italiano) copyright © 2008 by Ferdinando Albeggiani, (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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Based on:
- a text in French (Français) by Albert Victor Samain (1858 - 1900), "Le Repos en Égypte", appears in Le chariot d'or, in 1. La symphonie héroïque, in 1. Évocations, no. 10, Paris, Éd. du Mercure de France, first published 1901
This text was added to the website: 2008-09-12
Line count: 14
Word count: 135