Que ton cœur soit l'appât et le ciel, la...
Language: French (Français)
Available translation(s): ENG
Que ton cœur soit l'appât et le ciel, la piscine !
Car, pêcheur, quel poisson d'eau douce ou bien marine
Égale-t-il, et par la forme et la saveur,
Ce beau poisson divin qu'est JÉSUS, Mon Sauveur ?
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Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Claude Ballif (1924 - 2004), "Orphée III", op. 1b no. 18 (1945-48), published 1994 [ voice and piano ], from Le Cortège d’Orphée, no. 18, Édition Durand & Fils [sung text not yet checked]
- by Louis Durey (1888 - 1979), "Orphée", op. 17a no. 18 (1919), from Le Bestiaire, no. 18 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Laura Prichard) , copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Ted Perry
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 37
May your heart be the bait and your...
Language: English  after the French (Français)
May your heart be the bait and your heart, the pool!
Since, fisherman, what freshwater or saltwater fish
Can equal, in form and in taste,
That beautiful, fish divine, JESUS, My Savior?
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Translator's notes:
Line 2, word 2: similar sound to pécheur, meaning “sinner”
Line 4, word 7: similar sound to saveur, meaning “to know”
Authorship:
- Translation from French (Français) to English copyright © 2023 by Laura Prichard, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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This text was added to the website: 2023-08-25
Line count: 4
Word count: 32