Text & Translation
S’il est un charmont gazon
French source:
Victor Hugo
Que le ciel arrose,
Où brille en toute saison
Quelque fleur éclose,
Où l’on cueille à pleine main
Lys, chèvrefeuille et jasmin,
J’en veux faire le chemin
Où ton pied se pose!
S’il est un rêve d’amour,
Parfumé de rose,
Où l’on trouve chaque jour
Quelque douce chose,
Un rêve que Dieu bénit,
Où l’âme à l’âme s’unit,
Oh! j’en veux faire le nid
Où ton cœur se pose!
If there be a lovely lawn
English translation ©
Richard Stokes
Watered by the sky,
Where each new season
Blossoming flowers spring up,
Where lily, woodbine, and jasmine
Can be gathered liberally,
I would strew the way with them
For your feet to tread!
If there be a dream of love
With the scent of roses,
Where each day may be found
Some sweet new delight,
A dream blessed by the Lord
Where soul unites with soul,
Oh! I shall make of it the nest
Where your heart will rest!
S’il est un charmont gazon
French source:
Victor Hugo
If there be a lovely lawn
English source:
Richard Stokes
S’il est un charmant gazon
If there be a lovely lawn
Que le ciel arrose,
Watered by the sky,
Où brille en toute saison
Where each new season
Quelque fleur éclose,
Blossoming flowers spring up,
Où l’on cueille à pleine main
Where lily, woodbine, and jasmine
Lys, chèvrefeuille et jasmin,
Can be gathered liberally,
J’en veux faire le chemin
I would strew the way with them
Où ton pied se pose!
For your feet to tread!
S’il est un rêve d’amour,
If there be a dream of love
Parfumé de rose,
With the scent of roses,
Où l’on trouve chaque jour
Where each day may be found
Quelque douce chose,
Some sweet new delight,
Un rêve que Dieu bénit,
A dream blessed by the Lord
Où l’âme à l’âme s’unit,
Where soul unites with soul,
Oh! j’en veux faire le nid
Oh! I shall make of it the nest
Où ton cœur se pose!
Where your heart will rest!
Composer
Franz Liszt
Franz Liszt (22 October 1811 – 31 July 1886) was a Hungarian composer, virtuoso pianist, conductor, music teacher, arranger and organist of the Romantic era. He was also a writer, a philanthropist, a Hungarian nationalist and a Franciscan…
Poet
Victor Hugo
Victor Marie Hugo was a French poet, novelist, and dramatist of the Romantic movement. He is considered one of the greatest and best-known French writers. In France, Hugo's literary fame comes first from his poetry and then from his novels and his…