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Longtemps au pied du perron de La maison où entra la dame Que j'avais suivie pendant deux Bonnes heures à Amsterdam Mes doigts jetèrent des baisers Mais le canal était désert Le quai aussi et nul ne vit Comment mes baisers retrouvèrent Celle à qui j'ai donné ma vie Un jour pendant plus de deux heures Je la surnommai Rosemonde Voulant pouvoir me rappeller Sa bouche fleurie en Hollande Puis lentement je [m'en allai]1 Pour quêter la Rose du Monde
1 Poulenc: "m'allai"
Text Authorship:
- by Wilhelm Albert Włodzimierz Apolinary Kostrowicki (1880 - 1918), as Guillaume Apollinaire, "Rosemonde", written 1912, appears in Alcools, Paris, Éd. du Mercure de France, first published 1913 [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 Robert Caby (1905 - 1992), "Rosemonde", 1945 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Francis Poulenc (1899 - 1963), "Rosemonde", FP 158 (1954), published 1959 [ baritone and piano ], from Six mélodies, no. 3, Éd. Max Eschig [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Rosamunda", copyright © 2026, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Derek Welton) , "Rosemonde", copyright © 2007, (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.
Line count: 15
Word count: 81
Long I stood, at the foot of the steps of The house where the lady had entered, Whom I had followed for two Good hours in Amsterdam My fingers threw kisses But the canal was deserted The quay also, and nobody saw How my kisses again found Her to whom I had given my life One day, for more than two hours I called her Rosemonde Wanting to be able to recall Her flowery mouth in Holland Then, slowly, I went To seek the Rose of the World.
Text Authorship:
- Translation from French (Français) to English copyright © 2007 by Derek Welton, (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 Wilhelm Albert Włodzimierz Apolinary Kostrowicki (1880 - 1918), as Guillaume Apollinaire, "Rosemonde", written 1912, appears in Alcools, Paris, Éd. du Mercure de France, first published 1913
This text was added to the website: 2007-07-09
Line count: 15
Word count: 88