Voici déjà l'oseille écarlate Ou quasi. Ma tête est pleine de poèsie Et ma bourse plate. Rire chanson ni peine Ne font grasse panse; Jambon de Mayence Vaut mieux que long poème. Encore une saison révolue, Encore un automne avec son pourpris, Mais quoi, qu'en ai-je de plus? Rien que cheveux gris.
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Text Authorship:
- by Arthur Justin Léon Leclère (1874 - 1966), as Tristan Klingsor, written 1922, appears in L’escarbille d’or, no. 10, Paris, Éditions R. Chiberre, first published 1922 [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 Arthur Justin Léon Leclère (1874 - 1966), as Tristan Klingsor, "Chanson de l'Oseille", published 1934, first performed 1935 [ medium voice and piano ], from Chansons villageoises, no. 3, Éd. Maurice Sénart [sung text checked 1 time]
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