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by Paul Collin (1845 - 1915)

Prélude
Language: French (Français) 
Available translation(s):  ENG
Qu'il est doux d'éveiller lentement les pensées,
Que de l'oubli le coeur fidèle a pu sauver;
Et de ressusciter les ivresses passées.
Ô charme de fermer les yeux et de rêver !

Text Authorship:

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

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

  • ENG English (Jean-Pierre Granger) , title 1: "Prelude", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Jean-Pierre Granger

This text was added to the website: 2010-10-21
Line count: 4
Word count: 32