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by Max Jacob (1876 - 1944)

Vos yeux clos, votre main lasse
Language: French (Français) 
Vos yeux clos, votre main lasse, 
Votre main qui passe sur le cadran solaire d'ardoise ;
Les plis d'un lourd manteau de soie, 
L'anneau mystérieux à vos doigts,
Et les pigeons bleus sur le toit.

Les fronts des arbres qui se posent l'un sur l'autre,
L'odeur des roses et le soir qui se repose ; 
Une fenêtre qui s'éclaire,
La silhouette au loin, de ma mère, 
Qui ranges un outil près du lierre ;
La poésie des astres morts, 
La tristesse pour un peu d'or, 
Et mon amour pour vous, Lénor.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Max Jacob (1876 - 1944), "Vos yeux clos, votre main lasse", appears in Morceaux choisis, in 11. Divers, Paris, Éd. Gallimard, first published 1936 [author's text not yet checked 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 Vittorio Rieti (1898 - 1994), "Soir d'été", 1933, published 1975 [ voice and piano ], from Quatres Poèmes de Max Jacob, no. 3, Hastings-on-Hudson, NY (USA), General Music Publishing Co., Inc. [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2024-07-05
Line count: 13
Word count: 88

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