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by Édouard Guinand (1838 - 1909)

L'absente
Language: French (Français) 
Vois le vent chassant la nue;
Vois l'oiseau traversant l'air;
Vois l'étoile chevelue
Hâtant sa course inconnue;
Vois au ciel passer l'éclair.

Et cependant si pressée
Que l'aile ou la foudre soit,
Quand mes yeux, ma fiancée,
Ne te voient plus, ma pensée
Vole plus vite vers toi!

Vois l'enfant qui de sa mère
À tout instant suit les pas;
Vois là-bas le mur de pierre
Qu'à jamais ce beau lierre
Entoure de mille bras.

Et cependant si fixée
Qu'à tout objet l'ombre soit,
Quand mes yeux, ma fiancée,
Ne te voient plus, ma pensée
S'attache encor plus à toi!

Text Authorship:

  • by Édouard Guinand (1838 - 1909) [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 Cécile Chaminade (1857 - 1944), "L'absente", published 1888. [high voice and piano] [ sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 20
Word count: 100

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