by Antoine Girard de Saint-Amant (1594 - 1661)
Translation
Tous ces vents soufflaient si fort
Language: French (Français) after the French (Français)
Tous ces vents, qui soufflaient si fort, Retiennent leur haleine ; Il ne pleut plus, la foudre dort ; On n'oit que les fontaines Et le doux son de quelques luths charmants Qui parlent au lieu des amants.
Modernized spelling of stanza 14.
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It is based on
- a text in French (Français) by Antoine Girard de Saint-Amant (1594 - 1661), "La nuit", subtitle: "Ode", written 1629
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Jacques Leguerney (1906 - 1997), "Tous ces vents soufflaient si fort", 1951, published 1952, first performed 1951 [bass or baritone and piano], from La nuit, 3 mélodies sur des poésies de Saint-Amand, no. 3, Paris, Salabert [ sung text checked 1 time]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in French (Français), [adaptation] ; composed by Jacques Leguerney.
- Also set in French (Français), [adaptation] ; composed by Jacques Leguerney.
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This text was added to the website: 2013-05-25
Line count: 6
Word count: 36