Il n'y a personne pour apaiser | Il n'y a personne pour apaiser mon âme pour qu'elle se repose

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from Volkslieder (Folksongs)

Translation © by Guy Laffaille

There's none to soothe

Language: English

Our translations: CAT FRE

There's none to soothe my soul to rest,
There's none my load of grief to share,
Or wake to joy this lonely breast,
Or light the gloom of dark despair.

The voice of joy no more can cheer,
The look of love no more can warm
Since mute for aye's that voice so dear,
And closed that eye alone could charm.

Text Authorship:

from Volkslieder (Folksongs) [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 (Edward) Benjamin Britten (1913 - 1976), "There's none to soothe" [sung text checked 1 time]

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

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "No hi ha ningú per apaivagar ", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Il n'y a personne pour apaiser", copyright © 2022, (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: 8
Word count: 61

Il n'y a personne pour apaiser

Language: French (Français) after the English

Il n'y a personne pour apaiser mon âme pour qu'elle se repose,
Il n'y a personne pour partager le poids de mon chagrin,
Ni pour réveiller à la joie ce sein solitaire,
Ni pour éclairer les ténèbres de mon sombre désespoir.

La voix de la joie ne peut plus me réjouir,
Le regard de l'amour ne peut plus me réchauffer
Depuis que cette voix si chère est muette pour toujours,
Et qu'est fermé cet œil qui seul pouvait me charmer.

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a text in English from Volkslieder (Folksongs)
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This text was added to the website: 2022-07-30
Line count: 8
Word count: 80