by
Maurice Bouchor (1855 - 1929)
Quel son lamentable et sauvage
Language: French (Français)
Available translation(s): ENG GER
Quel son lamentable et sauvage
Va sonner l'heure de l'adieu!
La mer roule sur le rivage,
Moqueuse, et se souciant peu
Que ce soit l'heure de l'adieu.
Des oiseaux passent, l'aile ouverte,
Sur l'abîme presque joyeux ;
[Le soleil dore la mer verte]1, --
Et je saigne, silencieux,
En regardant briller les cieux.
Je me sens déjà seul et vide,
Comme un esquif abandonné
Flottant sur un fleuve livide,
Qui traverserait, entraîné,
Plus d'un grand pays étonné.
Je vois que le moment s'approche ;
Et j'admire que le destin,
Insensible comme la roche,
Au ciel, gris et bleu, de satin
Fasse fleurir un tel matin.
E. Chausson sets stanzas 1-2
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1 Chausson: "Au grand soleil la mer est verte"
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What pitiful and wild sound
Language: English  after the French (Français)
What pitiful and wild sound
Will toll the hour of goodbye!
The sea rolls on the shore
Mockingly, and caring little
That now is the hour of goodbye.
Birds pass by, with open wing,
On the nearly-joyous abyss;
In the great sunshine the sea is green,
And I bleed silently
Watching the sky sparkle.
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Note: this is a translation of the setting by Chausson. Title: "The flower of the waters"
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Word count: 54