by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Mon désir
Language: French (Français)
Ô céleste haine, Comment t'assouvir ? Ô souffrance humaine, Qui te peut guérir ? Si lourde est ma peine, J'en voudrais mourir, Tel est mon désir, Mon désir. Navré de comprendre, Las de compatir. Pour ne plus entendre, Ni voir, ni sentir, Je suis prêt a rendre Mon dernier soupir, Et c'est mon désir, Mon désir. Ne plus rien connaître, Ne me souvenir, Ne jamais renaître, Ne me rendormir. Ne plus jamais être, Mais en bien finir, Voilà mon désir., Mon désir.
Note: Nevin's score has a typo in stanza 2 line 2. It was "Las de computir" but we have corrected it.
Text Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [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 Ethelbert Woodbridge Nevin (1862 - 1901), "Mon désir", op. 28 no. 3, published 1899, from Songs from Vineacre, no. 3, also set in English [sung text checked 1 time]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in English, a translation by Jacques Ahrem ; composed by Ethelbert Woodbridge Nevin.
Researcher for this page: Johann Winkler
This text was added to the website: 2020-09-01
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Word count: 80