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J'ai laissé de mon sein de neige Tomber un œillet rouge à l'eau, Hélas ! comment le reprendrai-je, Mouillé par l'onde du ruisseau ? Voilà le courant qui l'entraîne ! Bel œillet aux vives couleurs, Pourquoi tomber dans la fontaine ? Pour t'arroser j'avais mes pleurs !
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Text Authorship:
- by Pierre-Jules-Théophile Gautier (1811 - 1872), no title, written 1845, appears in España, Paris, Éd. Charpentier, first published 1845 [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 Antony Choudens (1849 - 1902), "Soupir", published c1872 [ voice and piano ], from 20 Mélodies, no. 8, Paris: Choudens [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Paul-Charles-Marie Curet (1848 - 1917), as Paul Puget, "L'œillet rouge", published 1884 [ medium voice and piano ], from Vingt mélodies, Vol. 2, no. 8, Paris, Éd. Henry Lemoine [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ivan Devriès (1909 - 1997), "J'ai lassé mon sein de neige", 1941 [ high voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ivan Devriès (1909 - 1997), "Lied", 1984 [ high voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Adam Laussel (1845 - 1893), "L'œillet rouge", published 1899 [ voice and piano ], from 11 Mélodies à une voix et piano, no. 5, Paris, Leduc [sung text not yet checked]
- by Klaus Miehling (b. 1963), "J'ai laissé de mon sein de neige", op. 41 no. 5 (1993), published 2014 [ voice and piano ], from Neun Lieder nach Texten von Théophile Gautier, no. 5 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Édouard Pascal , "L'œillet rouge", published 1882 [ mezzo-soprano and piano ], from Trente mélodies de chant avec accompagnement de piano, 3ème recueil, no. 22, Paris [sung text not yet checked]
- by Gabriel Pierné (1863 - 1937), "L'œillet rouge", 1880, published 1883 [ voice and piano or orchestra ], Paris, Leduc [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Auguste J. Schirlé (1895 - 1971), "J'ai lassé mon sein de neige", op. 21 (Onze mélodies) no. 6, published 1930 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Edmond Viault (1834 - 1876), "Chansonnette", op. 1 no. 6, published 1858 [ high voice and piano ], from Douze mélodies, no. 6, Paris, Richault [sung text not yet checked]
- by Charles Marie Jean Albert Widor (1844 - 1937), "Soupir", op. 37 no. 3, published <<1877 [ medium voice or high voice and piano ], from Quarante mélodies, no. 15, Paris, J. Hamelle [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CZE Czech (Čeština) (Jaroslav Vrchlický) , "Dívčí popěvek"
- ENG English (Peter Low) , copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Amy Pfrimmer) , copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 42
I have let a red carnation fall from my snowy breast into the water. Alas, how will I retrieve it, now that it is wet from the stream? And look, the current carries it away! Oh beautiful carnation with your vivid colours why did you fall into the spring? To moisten you, I was here with my tears!
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- a text in French (Français) by Pierre-Jules-Théophile Gautier (1811 - 1872), no title, written 1845, appears in España, Paris, Éd. Charpentier, first published 1845
This text was added to the website: 2022-05-02
Line count: 8
Word count: 58