És la pau | Mentre ells havien anat a la guerra

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by Georgette Debladis , as Gilette Besgador

Translation © by Salvador Pila

C'est la paix!

Language: French (Français)

Our translations: CAT ENG

Pendant qu'ils étaient partis pour la guerre,
on ne dansait plus, on ne parlait guère,
on ne chantait pas,

mes soeurs, c'est la paix! La guerre est finie,
Dans la paix bénie,
Courons au devant de nos chers soldats.

.............

Et joyeusement, toutes, en cadence,
Nous irons vers eux en dansant la danse
Qu'on danse chez nous.

Nous les aimerons! La guerre est finie
Ils seront aimés, dans la paix bénie,
Sitôt leur retour.

pour avoir chassé la horde germaine
Ils auront nos coeurs, -- au lieu de la haine
Ils auront l'amour.

Text Authorship:

by Georgette Debladis , as Gilette Besgador, "C'est la paix", written 1919, first published 1919 [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 Gabriel Fauré (1845 - 1924), "C'est la paix!", op. 114 (1919), published 1919 [ medium voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]

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

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "És la pau", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Ahmed E. Ismail) , "While they were away at war", copyright © 2004, (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: 16
Word count: 92

És la pau

Language: Catalan (Català) after the French (Français)

Mentre ells havien anat a la guerra,
ja no anàvem a ballar, no parlàvem gaire, 
no cantàvem, 

germanes meves, és la pau! La guerra s’ha acabat,
en la pau beneïda,
correm al davant dels nostres estimats soldats.

...............

I joiosament, totes, al compàs,
anirem a trobar-los tot ballant la dansa
que es balla a casa nostra.

Els estimarem! La guerra s’ha acabat.
Ells seran estimats, en la beneïda pau,
tan bon punt com hagin arribat.

Per haver fet fora l’horda germànica
tindran els nostres cors, -- en lloc d’odi
tindran l’amor.

Text Authorship:

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Based on:

a text in French (Français) by Georgette Debladis , as Gilette Besgador, "C'est la paix", written 1919, first published 1919
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This text was added to the website: 2023-02-12
Line count: 16
Word count: 89