Le Paon
Language: French (Français)
En faisant la roue, cet oiseau,
Dont le pennage traîne à terre,
Apparaît encore plus beau,
Mais se découvre le derrière.
First published in the revue La Phalange, no. 24, June 15, 1908 as number 15 of "La Marchande des quatre saisons ou le bestiaire mondain" (a collection of 18 poems), and later in Le Bestiaire ou Cortège d'Orphée (1911).
Text Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Jean Absil (1893 - 1974), "Le Paon", op. 58 no. 4 (1944), published 1964 [ SATB quartet a cappella ], from Bestiaire. Cinq petites pièces pour quatuor vocal mixte sur des poèmes de Guillaume Apollinaire, no. 4, Paris : Henry Lemoine & Cie. [sung text not yet checked]
- by Claude Ballif (1924 - 2004), "Le Paon", op. 1b no. 27 (1945-48), published 1994 [ voice and piano ], from Le Cortège d’Orphée, no. 27, Édition Durand & Fils [sung text not yet checked]
- by Régis Campo (b. 1968), "Le Paon", 2007-08 [ soprano and orchestra or piano ], from Le Bestiaire, no. 2, Éd. Henry Lemoine (piano reduction) [sung text not yet checked]
- by Alain Corbellari (b. 1967), "Le Paon", first performed 1992 [ bass-baritone and piano ], from Le bestiaire bis, no. 9 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Robert Cornman (1924 - 2008), "Le Paon", 1961-1963 [ medium voice and piano ], from Le Bestiaire (alpha) ou cortège d'Orphée, no. 9 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Louis Durey (1888 - 1979), "Le Paon", op. 17a no. 27 (1919), from Le Bestiaire, no. 27 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Peter Low) , "The Peacock", copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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[Guest Editor] This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 21
The Peacock
Language: English after the French (Français)
When he spreads his tail like a fan, this bird
whose plumage drags on the ground,
appears even more beautiful,
but exposes his behind.
Text Authorship:
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