L'ombre des arbres (Claude Debussy)
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- Editor: David Newman (submitted 2008-07-18). Score information: Letter, 3 pages, 132 kB Copyright: Public Domain
- Edition notes: Editions in B flat and C sharp major, original key was G sharp Major. English translation by Isabella G. Parker.
General Information
Title: L’ombre des arbres
Composer: Claude Debussy
Lyricist: Paul Verlaine (1844-1896)
Number of voices: 1v Voicing: Soprano solo
Genre: Secular, Art song
Language: French
Instruments: Piano
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Description: from Ariettes Oubliées, No. 3. - lyrics from Romances sans paroles: Ariettes oubliées, published 1872.
External websites:
- Entry at the "Lied and Art Song Texts Page"
- English translation at the "Lied and Art Song Texts Page"
Original text and translations
French text
L’ombre des arbres dans la rivière embrumée
Meurt comme de la fumée,
Tandis qu’en l’air, parmi les ramures réelles,
Se plaignent les tourterelles.
Combien ô voyageur, ce paysage blême
Te mira blême toi-même,
Et que tristes pleuraient dans les hautes feuillées,
Tes espérances noyées.