Mes pauvres yeux sont pleins de vous
Language: French (Français)
Available translation(s): ENG
Mes pauvres yeux sont pleins de vous
Comme un étang de clair de lune
Et je vous prie à deux genoux
O blonde qui paraissez brune
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Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Robert Caby (1905 - 1992), "Mes pauvres yeux ", 1953, published 1991 [ voice and piano ], Éd. de l'AARC (Association des Amis de Robert Caby) [sung text not yet checked]
- by Luigi Cortese (1899 - 1976), "Lettre Poème", op. 36 no. 3 (1956), published 1959 [ medium voice and piano or orchestra ], from 5 Poesie di Apollinaire da Le Guetteur Mélancolique, no. 3, Milan, Ricordi [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Laura Prichard) , copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2016-03-16
Line count: 4
Word count: 26
My poor eyes are full of you
Language: English  after the French (Français)
My poor eyes are full of you
Like a pool of moonlight
And I pray to you, down on my knees,
Oh blonde who appears brunette.
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This text was added to the website: 2024-02-11
Line count: 4
Word count: 26