Les Papillons, Op. 2, No. 3 (Ernest Chausson)

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• (Posted 2008-07-12)  CPDL #17525: 

Editor: David Newman (submitted 2008-07-12).   Score information: Letter, 2 pages, 125 kB   Copyright: Public Domain

Edition notes: Cross posting by Art Song Central.

• (Posted 2006-03-29)  CPDL #11348:  PDF, MIDI and Finale 2005 files available.

Editor: Pierre Gouin (submitted 2006-03-29).   Score information: Letter, 4 pages, 124 kB   Copyright: Personal

Edition notes: Copyright © Les Éditions Outremontaises, 2006. Scroll down to 3. Les Papillons.

General Information

Title: Les Morts, Op. 17 No. 1)
Composer: Ernest Chausson
Lyricist: Jean Richepin^{create page} (1849-1926)

Number of voices: 1v   Voicing: Soprano solo
Genre: Secular, Chanson

Language: French
Instruments: Piano

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• Entry at "The Lied and Art Song Text" site
• English translation at "The Lied and Art Song Text" site

Original text and translations

French text Les papillons couleur de neige Volent par essaims sur la mer; Beaux papillons blancs, quand pourrai-je Prendre le bleu chemin de l'air. Savez-vous, ô belle des belles, Ma bayadère aux yeux de jais, S'ils me voulaient prêter leurs ailes, Dites, savez-vous, où j'irais? Sans prendre un seul baiser aux roses, À travers vallons et forêts, J'irais à vos lèvres micloses, Fleur de mon âme, et j'y mourrais.

English translation The snow-white butterflies fly in swarms over the sea. Beautiful white butterflies, when can I travel the blue path of the air? Tell me, oh beauty of beauties, my dancing-girl with the jet-black eyes - if they were to lend me their wings, Tell me, do you know where I would fly? Not taking one kiss from the roses, I'd fly across valleys and forests to alight on your half-closed lips, Flower of my soul, and there I'd die.