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Le bal, sur le parc incendié Jette ses feux multicolores, Les arbres flambent, irradiés, Et les rugissements sonores Des nègres nostalgiques, fous, Tangos nerveux cuivres acerbes, Étoufent le frôlement doux Du satin qui piétine l'herbe. Que de sourires épuisés, À l'ombre des taillis complices, Sous la surprise des baisers consentent Et s'évanouissent... Un saxophone, en sanglotant De longues et très tendres plaintes, Berce à son rythme haletant L'émoides furtives étreintes. Passant, ramasse ce mouchoir, Tombé d'un sein tiède, ce soir, Et qui se cache sous le lierre; Deux lèvres rouges le signèrent, Dans le fard, de leur dessin frais, Il te livrera, pour secrets, Le parfum d'une gorge nue Et la bouche d'une inconnue.
Text Authorship:
- by René (Auguste Louis Henri) Dommange (1888 - 1977) [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), "Jazz dans la nuit", op. 38 (1928), published 1929, first performed 1929 [ high voice and piano ], Éd. Durand [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Laura Stanfield Prichard) , "Jazz in the night", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 24
Word count: 114
The dance, throughout the blazing park Throws its multicolored fires, The trees are aflame, lit up, And the sonorous roars Of the wild, nostalgic negros, Nervous tangos sharp brass, Smother the gentle rustling Of the satin [shoes] trampling the grass. So many exhausted smiles, In the shadow of the complicit stands of trees, After being surprised by kisses, consent And disappear... A saxophone, sobbing Long and very tender laments, Rocks in its breathless rhythm, Stirring furtive embraces. Passerby, pick up this handkerchief, Fallen from a warm breast tonight, And which is hidden beneath the ivy; Two red lips signed it, In rouge, in their fresh design, It will deliver to you, as secrets, The scent of a bare breast And the mouth of an unknown woman.
Text Authorship:
- Translation from French (Français) to English copyright © 2016 by Laura Stanfield Prichard, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:
- a text in French (Français) by René (Auguste Louis Henri) Dommange (1888 - 1977)
This text was added to the website: 2016-05-17
Line count: 24
Word count: 126
