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La nuit, sans doute, était trop belle, Le ciel trop bleu. J'eus tort d'admirer avec elle L'oeuvre de Dieu C'était dans les nids de verdure Trop de chansons L'étoile brillait trop pure Sur les gazon ! Oui c'est ta faute, ô nuit sereine Si son beau cou son front pâle, ses yeux de reine m'ont rendu fou.
Authorship:
- by Paul Robiquet (1848 - 1928) [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 Jules Massenet (1842 - 1912), "La nuit, sans doute, était trop belle", 1878 [ voice and piano ], from Poème d'amour, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Jean-Pierre Granger) , "The night was probably too fine", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- LIT Lithuanian (Lietuvių kalba) (Giedrius Prunskus) , "Naktis, išties, labai miela", copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Jean-Pierre Granger
This text was added to the website: 2010-10-21
Line count: 12
Word count: 57
The night was probably too fine The sky too blue. I was wrong to admire with her The work of God. There was within the nests of greenery, Too many songs. The star shone too pure Over the lawns. Yes, it is your fault, O quiet night, If her fine neck, her pale brow, her eyes of a queen made me crazy.
Authorship:
- Translation from French (Français) to English copyright © 2010 by Jean-Pierre Granger.
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Based on:
- a text in French (Français) by Paul Robiquet (1848 - 1928)
This text was added to the website: 2010-10-21
Line count: 12
Word count: 62