Par delà la mer d'azur, Nuit et jour sans trêve, Mon cœur s'abandonne et rêve D'un bonheur plus pur. Sous le soleil qui caresse Le printemps fleuri, Pour moi, là-bas a souri L'éternelle ivresse! Partir tous deux, se griser de lumière blonde, Vivre pour nous, sans le monde Et le mépriser! En face de la nature, Tous deux dans les bois Écouter les douces voix Que le vent murmure!
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Text Authorship:
- by Jean-Louis Croze (1869 - 1955) [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 Charles Camille Saint-Saëns (1835 - 1921), "Là-bas", 1892, published 1892 [ voice and piano ], Éd. Durand [sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2011-01-27
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