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by Jean Richepin (1849 - 1926)

Quatre heures du matin
Language: French (Français) 
Au firmament teinté de rose et de lilas 
On dirait qu'une main nonchalante et distraite
De l'aurore endormie ouvre la gorgerette 
Et découvre le sein voilé de falbalas.

Mon quart est fait. Je vais me coucher. Je suis las. 
Mais avant, toi que j'aime et que mon œil regrette,
Je veux te dire adieu, céleste pâquerette,
Dernière étoile qui dans l'ombre étincelas.

Adieu, jusqu'à ce soir, fleur du jardin nocturne,
Dont le calice clair, incliné comme une urne,
Versait à mes regards son vin de rayons blancs.

Adieu ! Ton feu pâlit dans l'air plus diaphane ;
Et repliant sur toi tes pétales tremblants,
Parmi les prés d'azur ton bouton d'or se fane.

Text Authorship:

  • by Jean Richepin (1849 - 1926), "Quatre heures du matin", appears in La Mer, in 6. Étant de quart, no. 15, Paris, Maurice Dreyfous, first published 1886 [author's text checked 1 time 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 Marie Jaëll (1846 - 1925), "Quatre heures du matin", published 1893 [ voice and piano ], from La Mer, poème de Jean Richepin, no. 1, Paris, Éditions Paul Dupont [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2012-05-02
Line count: 14
Word count: 111

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