Jerusalem | Her plaintive tribes come no more to sing their canticles at her holy

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by Charles Gounod (1818 - 1893)

Translation © by Faith J. Cormier

Jérusalem

Language: French (Français)

Our translations: ENG

Ses tribus plaintives,
A tes temples saints ne viennent plus chanter leurs cantiques!
Ses remparts ne sont que décombres!
Ses lévites tremblent, gémissent!
Sur les fronts vierges plus de fleurs!
Son âme le plonge 
Dans la douleur sans fin;
De la tristesse le poids l'oppresse!
Les larmes brûlent ses yeux!
Jérusalem!
Reviens, reviens vers le Seigneur Dieu!
Entends un Dieu sauveur!
Tends-lui le bras, rends-lui ton coeur!

Text Authorship:

by Charles Gounod (1818 - 1893) [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 Charles Gounod (1818 - 1893), "Jérusalem", CG 40a (1871), published 1874 [ voice and piano or orchestra ], from cantata Gallia, Éd. Choudens [sung text checked 1 time]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

ENG English (Faith J. Cormier) , "Jerusalem", copyright © 2003, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Word count: 67

Jerusalem

Language: English after the French (Français)

 Her plaintive tribes come no more to sing their canticles at her holy
 temples. Her ramparts are in ruins! Her Levites tremble and moan! No
 more flowers on maiden foreheads! Her soul is plunged into endless
 pain and the weight of sadness oppresses her. Tears burn in her eyes!
 Jerusalem! Come back to the Lord God! Hear God the Saviour! Hold out
 your arms to Him, give Him your heart!

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a text in French (Français) by Charles Gounod (1818 - 1893)
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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