Les Papillons, Op. 2, No. 3 (Ernest Chausson)

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Editor: David Newman (added 2008-07-12). Score information: Letter, 2 pages, 125 kbytes Copyright: Public Domain

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Editor: Pierre Gouin (added 2006-03-29). Score information: Letter, 2 pages Copyright: Personal

Title: Les Morts, Op. 17 No. 1)
Composer: Ernest Chausson
Lyricist: Jean Richepin^{create page} (1849-1926)

Number of voices: 1v Voicing: Solo Soprano
Genre: Secular, Chanson

Language: French
Instruments: Piano

Published: by Ernest Amédée Chausson (1855-1899) , "Les papillons", op. 2 No. 3.

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French text Les Papillons

Les papillons couleur de neige

Volent par essaims sur la mer;

Beaux papillons blancs, quand pourrai-je

Prendre le bleu chemin de l'air.

Savez-vous, ô belle des belles,

Ma bayadère aux yeux de jais,

S'ils me voulaient prêter leurs ailes,

Dites, savez-vous, où j'irais?

Sans prendre un seul baiser aux roses,

À travers vallons et forêts,

J'irais à vos lèvres micloses,

Fleur de mon âme, et j'y mourrais.

English translation The Butterflies

The snow-white butterflies

fly in swarms over the sea.

Beautiful white butterflies, when can I

travel the blue path of the air?

Tell me, oh beauty of beauties,

my dancing-girl with the jet-black eyes -

if they were to lend me their wings,

Tell me, do you know where I would fly?

Not taking one kiss from the roses,

I'd fly across valleys and forests

to alight on your half-closed lips,

Flower of my soul, and there I'd die.