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by Elena Vacarescu (1864 - 1947)

Plus vite
Language: French (Français) 
Lorsque le vent du soir l'agite,
Comme elle court l'eau du ruisseau !
Mais ce qui vient encor plus vite,
C'est un oiseau
Vers son nid joyeux qui l'invite,
Il s'élance au déclin du jour;
Mais ce qui vient encor plus vite,
C'est un amour !

Car le cœur inquiet palpité
Sur le flot écumeux du sort;
Mais ce qui vient encor plus vite,
Ah ! c'est la mort !
Les jours que l'innocence abrite,
Sur eux voient tomber ses rameaux,
Et ce qui vient encor plus vite,
Ce sont les fleurs sur les tombeaux !

Text Authorship:

  • by Elena Vacarescu (1864 - 1947) [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), "Plus vite", 1886, published 1892 [voice and piano], Éd. Heugel [
     text verified 1 time
    ]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2011-01-31
Line count: 16
Word count: 91

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