Les jets d'eau dansent des sarabandes Sur l'herbe parfumée des boulingrins; Il y a des rumeurs de soie dans le jardin Et de mystérieuses présences. Sur le marbre rose d'une margelle Trois tourterelles Se sont posées, Comme sur tes lèvres trois baisers; Leurs plumes s'effeuillent dans le bassin. Les fleurs fraîches des marronniers Neigent lentement sur tes seins Et font frissonner ta chair nue, Car tu es nue Sous ton manteau Et c'est pour toi que les jets d'eau Dansent de sveltes sarabandes, Que le parc est plein de présences Et que les tourterelles blanches, Comme de vivantes guirlandes, Viennent fleurir au bord de l'eau.
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Authorship:
- by René Chalupt (1885 - 1957) [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 Albert Roussel (1869 - 1937), "Sarabande", op. 20 (Deux mélodies) no. 2 (1919), published 1919-1929, first performed 1919 [ medium voice and orchestra or piano ], Éd. Durand [sung text checked 1 time]
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- ENG English (Laura Prichard) , "Sarabande", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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