by Maurice Maeterlinck (1862 - 1949)
On est venu dire
Language: French (Français)
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On est venu dire,
(Mon enfant, j'ai peur)
On est venu dire
Qu'il allait partir...
Ma lampe allumée,
(Mon enfant, j'ai peur)
Ma lampe allumée,
Me suis approchée...
À la première porte,
(Mon enfant, j'ai peur)
A la première porte,
La flamme a tremblé...
À la seconde porte,
(Mon enfant, j'ai peur)
À la seconde porte,
La flamme a parlé...
À la troisième porte,
(Mon enfant, j'ai peur)
À la troisième porte,
La lumière est morte...
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Text Authorship:
- by Maurice Maeterlinck (1862 - 1949), no title, appears in Quinze Chansons, no. 6 [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 Henri Stierlin-Vallon (1887 - 1952), "On est venu dire", published 1919 [ voice and piano ], from Chansons tristes, 7 poèmes de Maurice Maeterlinck, no. 6, Genève, Ad. Henn [sung text not yet checked]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in Russian (Русский), a translation by Olga Nikolayevna Chyumina (1864 - 1909) ; composed by Borys Mykolayovych Lyatoshynsky.
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- Also set in Ukrainian (Українська), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Borys Mykolayovych Lyatoshynsky.
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