Une femme se lève et chante Et la suit le vent qui l’enchante Sur la terre l’étend Le vrai songe la prend. Cette terre qui est nue Cette femme qui est grue Et ce vent qui est si fort Et ce songe c’est la mort.
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Authorship:
- by Giuseppe Ungaretti (1888 - 1970), "Chant Bédouin", appears in L'amore, first published 1932 [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Mario Giuseppe Genesi (b. 1963), "Chant Bédouin", 2017 [ voice and piano ], from Tre Liriche su Versi di Giuseppe Ungaretti, no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Giuseppe Ungaretti) , "Chant Bédouin", appears in L'amore, first published 1932
Researcher for this page: Mario Giuseppe Genesi
This text was added to the website: 2018-11-19
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Word count: 45