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Three Poems by Louise Lalanne
Translations © by Bertram Kottmann
Song Cycle by Francis Poulenc (1899 - 1963)
View original-language texts alone: Trois Poèmes de Louise Lalanne
Si tu veux je te donnerai Mon matin, mon matin gai Avec tous mes clairs cheveux Que tu aimes ; Mes yeux verts Et dorés Si tu veux. Je te donnerai tout le bruit Qui se fait Quand le matin s'éveille Au soleil Et l'eau qui coule Dans la fontaine Tout auprès ; Et puis encor le soir qui viendra vite. Le soir de mon âme triste A pleurer Et mes mains toutes petites Avec mon cœur qu'il faudra près du tien Garder.
Text Authorship:
- sometimes misattributed to Wilhelm Albert Włodzimierz Apolinary Kostrowicki (1880 - 1918), as Louise Lalanne
- by Marie Laurencin (1883 - 1956), "Le Présent", written 1908, appears in Il y a, in Trois Poèmes de Louise Lalanne, no. 1, Paris, Éd. Messein, first published 1909
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Note: First published in Les Marges, no. 14, March 1909.
If you wish I'll give to you
my morning, my bright morning
with all my light hair
that you love;
my eyes, green
and golden,
if you wish.
I will give you all the sounds
of the
morning awakening
to the sun
and flowing water
in the fountain
nearby;
And then also the evening which will come quickly.
The night of my soul
sad and full of tears
and my tiny hands
with my heart that needs to be close to yours
to keep.
Text Authorship:
- Translation from French (Français) to English copyright © 2014 by Bertram Kottmann, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you must ask the copyright-holder(s) directly for permission. If you receive no response, you must consider it a refusal.
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Based on:
- a text in French (Français) misattributed to Wilhelm Albert Włodzimierz Apolinary Kostrowicki (1880 - 1918), as Louise Lalanne and by Marie Laurencin (1883 - 1956), "Le Présent", written 1908, appears in Il y a, in Trois Poèmes de Louise Lalanne, no. 1, Paris, Éd. Messein, first published 1909
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Word count: 84
Les myrtilles sont pour la dame Qui n'est pas là; La marjolaine est pour mon âme Tra-la-la! Le chèvre-feuille est pour la belle Irrésolue. Quand cueillerons-nous les airelles Lanturlu. Mais laissons pousser sur la tombe, O folle! O fou! Le romarin en touffes sombres Laïtou.
Text Authorship:
- by Wilhelm Albert Włodzimierz Apolinary Kostrowicki (1880 - 1918), as Louise Lalanne, "Chanson", written 1909, appears in Il y a, in Trois Poèmes de Louise Lalanne, no. 2, Paris, Éd. Messein, first published 1925
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The bilberries are for the lady who is not here; Marjoram is for my soul Tralala! Honeysuckle is for the fair irresolute. When do we gather the blueberries Lanturlu. But let us plant on the tomb, oh, you fools! Rosemary in dark tufts Laïtou!
Text Authorship:
- Translation from French (Français) to English copyright © 2014 by Bertram Kottmann, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you must ask the copyright-holder(s) directly for permission. If you receive no response, you must consider it a refusal.
Bertram Kottmann. Contact: BKottmann (AT) t-online.de
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Based on:
- a text in French (Français) by Wilhelm Albert Włodzimierz Apolinary Kostrowicki (1880 - 1918), as Louise Lalanne, "Chanson", written 1909, appears in Il y a, in Trois Poèmes de Louise Lalanne, no. 2, Paris, Éd. Messein, first published 1925
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Word count: 44
Hier, c'est ce chapeau fané Que j'ai longtemps traîné. Hier, c'est une pauvre robe Qui n'est plus à la mode. Hier, c'était le beau couvent Si vide maintenant Et la rose mélancolie Des cours de jeunes filles. Hier, c'est mon cœur mal donné. Une autre, une autre année ! Hier n'est plus ce soir qu'une ombre Près de moi dans ma chambre.
Text Authorship:
- sometimes misattributed to Wilhelm Albert Włodzimierz Apolinary Kostrowicki (1880 - 1918), as Louise Lalanne
- by Marie Laurencin (1883 - 1956), "Hier", written 1909, appears in Il y a, in Trois Poèmes de Louise Lalanne, no. 3, Paris, Éd. Messein, first published 1925
See other settings of this text.
Please note: this text, provided here for educational and research use, is in the public domain in Canada, but it may still be copyright in other legal jurisdictions. The LiederNet Archive makes no guarantee that the above text is public domain in your country. Please consult your country's copyright statutes or a qualified IP attorney to verify whether a certain text is in the public domain in your country or if downloading or distributing a copy constitutes fair use. The LiederNet Archive assumes no legal responsibility or liability for the copyright compliance of third parties.
Yesterday - it’s this wilted hat that I’ve worn so long. Yesterday - it’s a well-worn dress that’s gone out of fashion. Yesterday - it was the beautiful convent so empty now and the pink melancholy of young girls’ lessons. Yesterday, it is my heart wrongly given year by year! Yesterday is no more - tonight - than a shadow close to me in my room.
Text Authorship:
- Translation from French (Français) to English copyright © 2014 by Bertram Kottmann, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you must ask the copyright-holder(s) directly for permission. If you receive no response, you must consider it a refusal.
Bertram Kottmann. Contact: BKottmann (AT) t-online.de
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Based on:
- a text in French (Français) misattributed to Wilhelm Albert Włodzimierz Apolinary Kostrowicki (1880 - 1918), as Louise Lalanne and by Marie Laurencin (1883 - 1956), "Hier", written 1909, appears in Il y a, in Trois Poèmes de Louise Lalanne, no. 3, Paris, Éd. Messein, first published 1925
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This text was added to the website: 2014-08-17
Line count: 12
Word count: 61