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Dans un rayon de crépuscule S'endort la libellule; Le rossignol s'est endormi Sur la branche d'un chêne ami, L'herbage est plein de lucioles, Le ciel d'étoiles folles, Et pourtant la lune qui luit Laisse ses ombres a la nuit. Mollement, Lune, tu reposes Sous des nuages roses . . . Oh! la paresseuse, pourquoi Te jouer de mon tendre émoi? Toujours voilée á l'heure douce Où, glissant sur la mousse, Les cigales chantent moins fort, Tu ne te montres pas encor! Lève-toi! brillante et sereine, Viens éclairer la plaine! Lune d'argent, Lune au front blanc, Illumine mon bras tremblant! Frôle de ta lumière pure L'or de ma chevelure: Car c'est bientôt que va passer Sur la route mon fiancé! . . .
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Cécile Chaminade (1857 - 1944), "La lune paresseuse", published 1905 [ medium voice and piano ], Éd. Enoch [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Aïda Raurell) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- SPA Spanish (Español) (Aïda Raurell) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: John Versmoren
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 24
Word count: 122
Dins un raig de crepuscle s'adorm la libèl·lula; el rossinyol s'ha adormit sobre la branca d'un roure amic, L'herba és repleta de cuques de llum, el cel d'estels folls, i no obstant la lluna lluent deixa a la nit ses ombres. Flonjament, lluna, tu reposes sota els núvols color de rosa... Oh! La mandrosa, per què et burles de ma tendra emoció? Sempre mig oculta a l'hora dolça on, lliscant sobre la molsa, les cigales canten fluixet, tu no et mostres pas, encara! Lleva't! Brillant i serena, Vine a il·luminar la plana! Lluna d'argent, de front blanc, Il·lumina el meu braç tremolant! Lleument tocat amb ta llum pura L'or de ma cabellera: Car això passarà aviat Sobre el camí, estimat!...
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- Translation from French (Français) to Catalan (Català) copyright © 2009 by Aïda Raurell, (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 Charles de Bussy (b. 1878)
This text was added to the website: 2009-02-27
Line count: 24
Word count: 120