by Eugène Émile Paul Grindel (1895 - 1952), as Paul Éluard
Cantique
Language: French (Français)
L’enfant regarde la nuit de haut
(Ne croyez pas aux avions, aux oiseaux,
Il est plus haut).
Si l’enfant meurt, la nuit prendra sa place.
Confirmed with Paul Éluard, Œuvres complètes, Vol. 1, Paris: Gallimard, 1968, Page 70.
Text Authorship:
- by Eugène Émile Paul Grindel (1895 - 1952), as Paul Éluard, "Cantique " [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 Guy Sacre (b. 1948), "Cantique", 1985, from 4 Exemples Tirés des "Nécessités de la Vie", no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]
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