by
Francis Jammes (1868 - 1938)
...Venez, ma bien‑aimée, venez, ô ma...
Language: French (Français)
Available translation(s): ENG
...Venez, ma bien-aimée, venez, ô ma cigale,
car l'eau bleue dormira dans les reines-des-prés...
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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 Michel Bosc (b. 1963), "Venez", 1999 [ high voice, flute, and piano ], from Tristesses, no. 23 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Darius Milhaud (1892 - 1974), "Venez, ma bien-aimée, Venez ô ma cigale", op. 355 no. 23 (1956), published 1957 [ baritone and piano ], from Tristesses, no. 23, Paris, Éd. Heugel [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Laura Prichard) , copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2014-07-12
Line count: 2
Word count: 14
...Come, my beloved, come, oh my cicada
Language: English  after the French (Français)
...Come, my beloved, come, oh my cicada,
for blue water sleeps beneath the blossoms of the meadowsweet…
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Translator's notes:
Line 1. The cicada is an old symbol of resurrection and rebirth; in poetry, they also symbolize singers and musicians, since they sing.
Line 2. Also called Queen of the Meadow and mead wort, the white meadowsweet is a compound flower similar to Queen Anne’s Lace. The ancient magical properties of meadowsweet include peace, love, and divination.
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This text was added to the website: 2024-02-10
Line count: 2
Word count: 17