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by José-María de Hérédia (1842 - 1905)

Le bain
Language: French (Français) 
L'homme et la bête, tels que le beau monstre antique,
Sont entrés dans la mer, et nus, libres, sans frein,
Parmi la brume d'or de l'âcre pulvérin,
Sur le ciel embrasé font un groupe athlétique.

Et l'étalon sauvage et le dompteur rustique,
Humant à pleins poumons l'odeur du sel marin,
Se plaisent à laisser sur la chair et le crin
Frémir le flot glacé de la rude Atlantique.

La houle s'enfle, court, se dresse comme un mur
Et déferle. Lui crie. Il hennit, et sa queue
En jets éblouissants fait rejaillir l'eau bleue ;

Et, les cheveux épars, s'effarant dans l'azur,
Ils opposent, cabrés, leur poitrail noir qui fume,
Au fouet échevelé de la fumante écume.

Text Authorship:

  • by José-María de Hérédia (1842 - 1905), "Le bain", appears in Les Trophées [author's text checked 1 time 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 Einojuhani Rautavaara (1928 - 2016), "Le bain", 1972 [ men's chorus ], from Elämän kirja (A Book of Life), no. 8 [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2011-09-07
Line count: 14
Word count: 115

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