Promenade galante | In the park of noble design

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by Théodore Faullin de Banville (1823 - 1891)

Translation © by Adam Ewing

Dans le parc au noble dessin

Language: French (Français)

Our translations: ENG

Dans le parc au noble dessin
Où s'égarent les Cydalises
Parmi les fontaines surprises
Dans le marbre du clair bassin,

Iris, que suit un jeune essaim,
Philis, Eglé, nymphes éprises,
Avec leurs plumes indécises,
En manteau court, montrant leur sein,

Lycaste, Myrtil et Sylvandre
Vont parmi la verdure tendre
Vers les grands feuillages dormants.

Ils errent dans le matin blême,
Tous vêtus de satin, charmants
Et tristes comme l'Amour même.

About the headline (FAQ)

First published in Nouvelles odes funambulesques (Paris, Éd. Alphonse Lemerre, 1869), then published in Rimes dorées, (Paris, Éd. Alphonse Lemerre, 1875).

Text Authorship:

by Théodore Faullin de Banville (1823 - 1891), "Promenade galante, à Edmond Morin", written 1868, appears in Rimes dorées, no. 8, appears in Nouvelles odes funambulesques, Paris, Éd. Alphonse Lemerre, first published 1869 [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 Charles Koechlin (1867 - 1950), "Promenade galante", op. 5 (Cinq mélodies) no. 1 (1893) [ voice and piano or orchestra ] [sung text checked 1 time]

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

ENG English (Adam Ewing) , "Promenade galante", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2012-04-02
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Word count: 70

Promenade galante

Language: English after the French (Français)

In the park of noble design,
Where the Cydalises wander
Amid the surprised fountains
In the stone bed of the clear pond,

Iris, whom a young swarm follows,
Philis, Eglé, infatuated nymphs,
With their indecisive feathers,
In short coats, showing their breasts,

Lycaste, Myrtil and Sylvandre
Come amid the tender greenery
Toward the tall sleeping foliage.

They wander in the pale morning,
All dressed in satin, charming
And sad like Love himself.

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Based on:

a text in French (Français) by Théodore Faullin de Banville (1823 - 1891), "Promenade galante, à Edmond Morin", written 1868, appears in Rimes dorées, no. 8, appears in Nouvelles odes funambulesques, Paris, Éd. Alphonse Lemerre, first published 1869
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This text was added to the website: 2012-04-02
Line count: 14
Word count: 72