Après un rêve, published in 1848, is one of classical French composer Gabriel Fauré’s most popular songs for solo voice and piano. The text is an inspired translation of an Italian poem adapted into French by Romaine Bussine. (Source: Wikipedia). In this interpretation, the meter is changed from 3/4 to 4/4.
lyrics
In a sleep that charmed your image
Dans un sommeil que charmait ton image
I dreamed of happiness, a passionate mirage;
Je rêvais le bonheur, ardent mirage;
Your eyes were more tender, your voice pure and sonorous
Tes yeux étaient plus doux, ta voix pure et sonore
You radiated like a sky lit up by the dawn;
Tu rayonnais comme un ciel éclairé par l'aurore;
You called me, and I left the earth
Tu m'appelais, et je quittais la terre
To flee with you towards the light;
Pour m'enfuir avec toi vers la lumière;
The heavens opened their clouds for us;
Les cieux pour nous entr'ouvraient leurs nues;
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