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Violon hippocampe et sirène Berceau des coeurs coeur et berceau Larmes de Marie Madeleine [Souper]1 d'une reine [Sanglot]2. Violon orgueil des mains légères Départ à cheval sur les eaux Amour chevauchant le mystère Voleur en prière Oiseau. Violon femme morganatique Chat botté courant la forêt Puit des vérités lunatiques Confession publique Corset. Violon alcool de l'âme en peine Préférence muscle du soir Epaules des saisons soudaines Feuille de chêne Miroir. Violon chevalier du silence Jouet évadé du bonheur Poitrine des mille présences Bateau de plaisance Chasseur.
F. Poulenc sets stanzas 1-2, 4, 3, 5
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View text without footnotes1 Poulenc: "Soupir"
2 Poulenc: "Echo"
Text Authorship:
- by Louise de Vilmorin (1902 - 1969), "Métamorphoses", appears in Le Sable du sablier [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), "Paganini", FP 121 no. 3 (1943), stanzas 1-2,4,3,5 [ high voice and piano ], from Métamorphoses, no. 3 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2026, (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: 25
Word count: 89
Violí hipocamp i sirena
Bressol de cors cor i bressol
Llàgrimes de Maria Magdalena
Sospir d'una reina
Eco.
Violí orgull de mans àgils
Partença a cavall damunt les aigües
Amor cavalcant el misteri
Lladre en pregària
Ocell.
Violí alcohol de l'ànima en pena
Preferència múscul del vespre
Espatlles de les estacions sobtades
Fulla de roure
Mirall.
Violí dona morganàtica
El gat amb botes corrent pel bosc
Pou de veritats llunàtiques
Confessió pública
Cosset.
Violí cavaller del silenci
Joguina escapada de la felicitat
Pit de mil presències
Vaixell de plaer
Caçador.
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Translations of titles:
"Métamorphoses" = "Metamorfosis"
"Paganini" = "Paganini"
Text Authorship:
- Translation from French (Français) to Catalan (Català) copyright © 2026 by Salvador Pila, (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 Louise de Vilmorin (1902 - 1969), "Métamorphoses", appears in Le Sable du sablier
This text was added to the website: 2026-05-23
Line count: 25
Word count: 90