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Soleil de proie prisonnier de ma tête, Enlève la colline, enlève la forêt. Le ciel est plus beau que jamais. Les libellules des raisins Lui donnent des formes précises Que je dissipe d'un geste. Nuages du premier jour, Nuages insensibles et que rien n'autorise, Leurs graines brûlent Dans les feux de paille de mes regards. À la fin, pour se couvrir d'une aube Il faudra que le ciel soit aussi pur que la nuit.
Confirmed with Paul Éluard, Œuvres complètes, Vol. 1, Paris: Gallimard, 1968, Pages 193-194.
Text Authorship:
- by Eugène Émile Paul Grindel (1895 - 1952), as Paul Éluard, "Joan Mirò", written 1926, appears in Capitale de la douleur, Paris, Éd. Gallimard, first published 1926 [author's text checked 1 time 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 Francis Poulenc (1899 - 1963), "Joan Miró", FP 161 no. 6 (1956), published 1957 [ medium voice and piano ], from Le Travail du peintre, no. 6, Éd. Max Eschig [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Joan Miró", copyright © 2026, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Peter Low) , "Joan Miró", copyright © 2000, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- GER German (Deutsch) (Julia Henning) , "Joan Miró", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- LIT Lithuanian (Lietuvių kalba) (Giedrius Prunskus) , "Chuanas Miro", copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 74
Raubsonne, Gefangene meines Kopfes, Nimm weg den Hügel, nimm weg den Wald. Der Himmel ist schöner als je zuvor. Die Libellen der Weintrauben Geben ihm präzise Formen Die ich mit einer Geste verwische. Wolken des ersten Tages Fühllose Wolken und durch nichts ermächtigt Ihre Saaten brennen In den Strohfeuern meiner Blicke. Am Ende, um sich in eine Morgendämmerung zu hüllen, Wird der Himmel so klar sein wie die Nacht.
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- Translation from French (Français) to German (Deutsch) copyright © 2019 by Julia Henning, (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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- a text in French (Français) by Eugène Émile Paul Grindel (1895 - 1952), as Paul Éluard, "Joan Mirò", written 1926, appears in Capitale de la douleur, Paris, Éd. Gallimard, first published 1926
This text was added to the website: 2019-12-05
Line count: 12
Word count: 69