Après un rêve, Op. 7, No. 1 (Gabriel Fauré)

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• CPDL #17600:

Editor: Tak-Shing Chan (submitted 2008-07-21).   Score information: A4/Letter, 3 pages, 73 kbytes   Copyright: Public Domain

Edition notes: Edition in C Minor. Music ID Number: Mutopia-2003/11/10-368.

• CPDL #11307: PDF, MIDI and Finale 2005 files available.

Editor: Pierre Gouin (submitted 2006-03-22).   Score information: Letter, 4 pages, 121 kbytes   Copyright: Personal

Edition notes: Copyright © Les Éditions Outremontaises, 2006. Edition in original pitch ( C minor ).

• CPDL #12325: PDF, MIDI and Finale 2005 files available.

Editor: Pierre Gouin (submitted 2006-08-18).   Score information: Letter, 4 pages, 125 kbytes   Copyright: Personal

Edition notes: Copyright © Les Éditions Outremontaises, 2006. Transposed for high voice (D minor).

General Information

Title: Après un Rêve, Op. 7, No. 1
Composer: Gabriel Fauré
Lyricist: Romain Bussine^{create page} (1830-1899)

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

Language: French
Instruments: Piano

Published: 1878

Description:

External websites:

• Entry at Art Song Central
• Entry at the "Lied and Art Song Texts Page"
• English translation at the "Lied and Art Song Texts Page"
• 2nd English translation at the "Lied and Art Song Texts Page"
• Italian translation at the "Lied and Art Song Texts Page"
• German translation at the "Lied and Art Song Texts Page"
• 2nd German translation at the "Lied and Art Song Texts Page"
• Spanish translation at the "Lied and Art Song Texts Page"

Original text and translations

French text

Dans un sommeil que charmait ton image

Je rêvais le bonheur, ardent mirage,

Tes yeux étaient plus doux, ta voix pure et sonore,

Tu rayonnais comme un ciel éclairé par l'aurore;

Tu m'appelais et je quittais la terre

Pour m'enfuir avec toi vers la lumière,

Les cieux pour nous entr'ouvraient leurs nues,

Splendeurs inconnues, lueurs divines entrevues,

Hélas! Hélas! triste réveil des songes

Je t'appelle, ô nuit, rends moi tes mensonges,

Reviens, reviens radieuse,

Reviens ô nuit mystérieuse!

English translation

Drowsing spellbound with the vision of you

I dreamt of happiness, burning mirage,

Your eyes were gentler, your voice was pure and sonorous

You shone like the dawn-lit sky

You called me and I left the earth

To flee with you toward the light

For us the heavens opened up their clouds

To reveal unknown splendour, glimpses of divine light...

Alas, alas, sad awakening from these dreams

I call out to you, oh night, give me back your lies

Come back, come back, radiant one

Come back mysterious night.