by Louis de Boussés de Fourcaud (1851 - 1914)
Ô fraîche Nuit
Language: French (Français)
Ô fraîche Nuit, Nuit transparente, Mystère sans obscurité, La vie est noire et dévorante Ô fraîche Nuit, Nuit transparente. Donne-moi ta placidité. Ô belle Nuit. Nuit étoilée. Vers moi tes regards sont baissées. Éclaire mon âme troublée, Ô belle Nuit, Nuit étoilée, Mets ton sourire en mes pensers. Ô sainte Nuit, Nuit taciturne, Pleine de paix et de douceur. Mon cœur bouillonne comme une urne. Ô sainte Nuit, Nuit taciturne, Fais le silence dans mon coeur. Ô grande Nuit, Nuit solennelle, En qui tout est délicieux, Prends mon être entier sous ton aile. Ô grande Nuit, Nuit solennelle, Verse le sommeil en mes yeux.
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Text Authorship:
- by Louis de Boussés de Fourcaud (1851 - 1914), "Intermezzo. Nocturne", appears in Symphonie d'amour, no. 4 [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 César Franck (1822 - 1890), "Nocturne", FWV. 85 (1884), published 1885 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Thomas Ang) , "Nocturne", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Amy Pfrimmer) , "Nocturne", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , "Notturno", copyright © 2009, (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.
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