Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924) , "Le papillon et la fleur",

The poor flower kept saying to the airborne butterfly:
"Don't fly away!
Our destinies are different: I stay put,
you travel!

Yet we love one another, we live without human beings,
remote from them;
and we resemble one another - some say that both of us
are flowers.

"But alas! the breeze carries you off, while the earth ties me down
- what a cruel fate!
I would like my breath to perfume your flight
in the sky!

But no, you travel too far! Visiting countless flowers,
you fly away,
while I remain alone watching my shadow circle
at my feet.

"You go, then you come back, then you fly off again
to shine elsewhere.
So every morning you find me
bathed in tears!

Ah please, so that our love may glide along faithfully
(oh my king!),
take root like me - or else give me wings
like you!"

La pauvre fleur disait au papillon céleste:
Ne fuis pas!...
Vois comme nos destins sont différents, je reste.
Tu t'en vas!

Pourtant nous nous aimons, nous vivons sans les hommes,
Et loin d'eux!
Et nous nous ressemblons et l'on dit que nous sommes
Fleurs tous deux!

Mais hélas, l'air t'emporte, et la terre m'enchaine.
Sort cruel!
Je voudrais embaumer ton vol de mon haleine.
Dans le ciel!

Mais non, tu vas trop loin, parmi des fleurs sans nombre.
Vous fuyez!
Et moi je reste seule à voir tourner mon ombre.
A mes pieds!

Tu fuis, puis tu reviens, puis tu t'en vas encore
Luire ailleurs!
Aussi me trouves-tu toujours à chaque aurore
Tout en pleurs!

Ah! pour que notre amour coule des jours fidèles.
Ô mon roi!
Prends comme moi racine ou donne-moi des ailes
Comme à toi!

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[MrLuapdog]

I just keep coming back to this wonderful song and its marvellous singing....and....the accompinment is wonderfully sympathetic and accurately delicate. A truly superb all round effort...Faure would have loved it, I 'm sure.

I still don't know who the singer is ...someone please help! It's bugging me!

[MrLuapdog]

Who is this wonderful singer?

[dialectgirl]

Hello - do you happen to have the name of the singer, please? Thank you!

[karine6081]

isto não é nenhum filme

[Lilicemdr]

je dois l'aprendre en flute et en chant , la poisse

[LaBohemienne8]

Who's singing?

[jenofontesi]

que bella canción, mil gracias por compartir esta maravilla!!!

[BarbaraPloyer333]

Oooh- Faure!