by Émile Millet (1813 - 1882)
Sommeil
Language: French (Français)
Sommeil, image de la mort, Sois plus propice à ma prière, Descends et ferme ma paupière Devant les coups affreux du sort ! Je souffre trop, fais que j'oublie Pour un instant, fais-moi mourir, Laisse-moi rejeter la lie Du calice de l'avenir !
Authorship:
- by Émile Millet (1813 - 1882)
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Émile Millet (1813 - 1882), "Sommeil", subtitle: "Invocation", published c1877 [ medium voice and piano ], from Vingt mélodies pour chant et piano, no. 13, Paris, Éd. Choudens [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Johann Winkler
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