by Félix Bovet (1824 - 1903)
Translation Singable translation by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Elle et moi
Language: French (Français)
Le printemps aux mille couleurs, La flamme séduisante à la vive étincelle, Le troëne des champs avec ses blanches fleurs, Aux suaves odeurs, C'est elle! Ah! C'est elle! L'hirondelle qui vole au devant du printemps, Le chevreau qui s'attache au troëne des champs, Ah! Attiré par sa fleur, sa fleur si belle; Le papillon qui sans effroi Au flambeau va brûler son aile, Ah! C'est moi.
Text Authorship:
- by Félix Bovet (1824 - 1903) [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 Amy Marcy Cheney Beach (1867 - 1944), "Elle et moi", op. 21 (Three Songs) no. 3 (1893) [ high voice and piano ]
Score: IMSLP [external link] [sung text checked 1 time] - by Sebastian Benson Schlesinger (1837 - 1917), "Elle et moi", op. 72 no. 3 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English [singable] (Anonymous/Unidentified Artist) , Boston: Arthur P. Schmidt, first published 1893
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 11
Word count: 66
Like springtime with colors so fair
Language: English after the French (Français)
Like springtime with colors so fair, Like rosy flame entrancing, with its bright, joyous dancing; Like the flow’ret pale, whose perfume fills the air, So lovely thou art, Ah! My sweetheart! Like the swallow that heralds the coming of May, Like the fawn that doth follow the white flower alway, Ah! Its beauteous charm his heart alluring, Ah! Like fearless moth who soon must fly Through the flame, his wings consuming, Ah! Am I!
About the headline (FAQ)
From the Beach score.
Text Authorship:
- Singable translation by Anonymous / Unidentified Author, Boston: Arthur P. Schmidt, first published 1893 [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in French (Français) by Félix Bovet (1824 - 1903)
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- [ None yet in the database ]
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Annie Matan [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2026-01-23
Line count: 11
Word count: 74