L'œillet rouge | J'ai laissé de mon sein de neige

by Pierre-Jules-Théophile Gautier (1811 - 1872)

J'ai laissé de mon sein de neige

Language: French (Français)

Our translations: ENG ENG

J'ai laissé de mon sein de neige
Tomber un œillet rouge à l'eau,
Hélas ! comment le reprendrai-je,
Mouillé par l'onde du ruisseau ?
Voilà le courant qui l'entraîne !
Bel œillet aux vives couleurs,
Pourquoi tomber dans la fontaine ?
Pour t'arroser j'avais mes pleurs !

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Text Authorship:

by Pierre-Jules-Théophile Gautier (1811 - 1872), no title, written 1845, appears in España, Paris, Éd. Charpentier, first published 1845 [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 Antony Choudens (1849 - 1902), "Soupir", published c1872 [ voice and piano ], from 20 Mélodies, no. 8, Paris: Choudens [sung text checked 1 time]
by Paul-Charles-Marie Curet (1848 - 1917), as Paul Puget, "L'œillet rouge", published 1884 [ medium voice and piano ], from Vingt mélodies, Vol. 2, no. 8, Paris, Éd. Henry Lemoine [sung text not yet checked]
by Ivan Devriès (1909 - 1997), "J'ai lassé mon sein de neige", 1941 [ high voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
by Ivan Devriès (1909 - 1997), "Lied", 1984 [ high voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
by Adam Laussel (1845 - 1893), "L'œillet rouge", published 1899 [ voice and piano ], from 11 Mélodies à une voix et piano, no. 5, Paris, Leduc [sung text not yet checked]
by Klaus Miehling (b. 1963), "J'ai laissé de mon sein de neige", op. 41 no. 5 (1993), published 2014 [ voice and piano ], from Neun Lieder nach Texten von Théophile Gautier, no. 5 [sung text not yet checked]
by Édouard Pascal , "L'œillet rouge", published 1882 [ mezzo-soprano and piano ], from Trente mélodies de chant avec accompagnement de piano, 3^ème recueil, no. 22, Paris [sung text not yet checked]
by Gabriel Pierné (1863 - 1937), "L'œillet rouge", 1880, published 1883 [ voice and piano or orchestra ], Paris, Leduc [sung text checked 1 time]
by Auguste J. Schirlé (1895 - 1971), "J'ai lassé mon sein de neige", op. 21 (Onze mélodies) no. 6, published 1930 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
by Edmond Viault (1834 - 1876), "Chansonnette", op. 1 no. 6, published 1858 [ high voice and piano ], from Douze mélodies, no. 6, Paris, Richault [sung text not yet checked]
by Charles Marie Jean Albert Widor (1844 - 1937), "Soupir", op. 37 no. 3, published <<1877 [ medium voice or high voice and piano ], from Quarante mélodies, no. 15, Paris, J. Hamelle [sung text checked 1 time]

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CZE Czech (Čeština) (Jaroslav Vrchlický) , "Dívčí popěvek"

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 42