by Eugène Émile Paul Grindel (1895 - 1952), as Paul Éluard
Vieillir
Language: French (Français)
Our translations: ENG
Ombre de neige,
Cœur blanc, sang pauvre, cœur d’enfant.
Le jour.
Il y a toujours le jour du soleil et le jour des nuages.
Le ciel, bras ouverts, bon accueil
Au ciel.
Confirmed with Paul Éluard, Œuvres complètes, Vol. 1, Paris: Gallimard, 1968, Page 73.
Text Authorship:
- by Eugène Émile Paul Grindel (1895 - 1952), as Paul Éluard, "Vieillir", appears in Les nécessités de la vie [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), "Vieillir", 1985, from 4 Exemples Tirés des "Nécessités de la Vie", no. 3 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Grant Hicks) , "Aging", copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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