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by Armand Renaud (1836 - 1895)

Prélude
Language: French (Français) 
La Voix du Rêve
De l'enivrant amour combien courte est l'ivresse !
Du temps, dans leur extase, ils oubliaient le cours,
Quand la mort à l'amant vint ravir sa maîtresse, 
    Et le laissa seul pour toujours. 

Lui, dans son désespoir, prit l'univers en haine ;
Et soldat sans pitié, fléau toujours vainqueur, 
Il se mit à broyer la multitude humaine,
    Sans combler le vide en son cœur.

Text Authorship:

  • by Armand Renaud (1836 - 1895) [an adaptation] [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), "Prélude", op. 26b no. 8 (1891), published 1892 [ reciter and piano ], from cantata Nuit persane, no. 8, Paris, Éd. Durand [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2024-04-24
Line count: 9
Word count: 65

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