by Frédéric van der Elst (flourished c1880-1890)
Villanelle
Language: French (Français)
J'ai vu passer l'hirondelle Dans le ciel pur du matin: Elle allait, à tire-d'aile, Vers le pays où l'appelle Le soleil et le jasmin. J'ai vu passer l'hirondelle! J'ai longtemps suivi des yeux Le vol de la voyageuse... Depuis, mon âme rêveuse L'accompagne par les cieux. Ah! ah! au pays mystérieux! Et j'aurais voulu comme elle Suivre le même chemin... J'ai vu passer l'hirondelle, etc.
Authorship:
- by Frédéric van der Elst (flourished c1880-1890) [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 Eva Dell'Acqua (1856 - 1930), "Villanelle", published 1893 [ high voice, piano, harp, cello ], from opera Feu de paille, Bruxelles, Éd. Schott Frères [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Luk Laerenbergh) , "Villanelle", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- GER German (Deutsch) (Beate Binnig) , "Villanelle", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Luk Laerenbergh
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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