SSAA + piano

NOTE FROM THE COMPOSER

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In 1820, Alphonse De Lamartine (1790-1869) published this absolutely stunning poem, Invocation. Lamartine was an eloquent orator, and part of the French government. His poetry stresses mysticism, emotion, and nature.

TEXT

(in translation)

O you who appeared to me in this desert of a world,
Inhabitant of the sky, inhabitants in these parts,
O you, who in my eyes, Mae the dark night (shine) a ray of love.
Let me, all of my life, offer(to you) my devotion and love.
After having loved me on earth,
Remember me in heaven.