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by Arthur Justin Léon Leclère (1874 - 1966), as Tristan Klingsor

Que le sentier soit rosé de soleil ou...
Language: French (Français) 
Que le sentier soit rosé de soleil ou poudré de neige,
Que le sommeil soit léger ou non à mes paupières,
Que les enfants m'apportent des fleurs en troupe,
Ou que les fous me jettent des pierres,
Que mon cœur déborde de peine ou de joie,
Que je sois mendiant ou roi,
Je vais, je vais par toutes les routes
Vers Toi !

Que j'aie la besace ou l'épée, 
La rose ou la branche aux haies coupée,
Que j'aie la plume rouge ou la plume verte,
Le manteau de bure ou de lin filé,
Le poing fermé ou la main ouverte,
La viole aux cordes de chanvre ou de soie,
Que je sois mendiant ou roi,
Je chante aux chaumines comme aux palais,
Pour Toi !

Que ta robe soit ornée de lunes ou d'oiseaux,
De fleurs de lotus ou de fleurs de lis,
Que tes doigts balancent l'éventail ou le roseau,
Que ta bouche soit peinte ou pâlie,
Que tu viennes de Chine ou de Perse,
De Trébizonde ou de Bohème,
Que tu sois fée ou mousmé jolie,
Que tu sois toute douce ou perverse,
Je t'aime !

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Text Authorship:

  • by Arthur Justin Léon Leclère (1874 - 1966), as Tristan Klingsor, "Chanson des Beaux Amants", appears in Schéhérazade, first published 1903 [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 Maurice Fouret (1888 - 1962), "La Chanson des Beaux Amants", published 1923 [ high voice and piano ], from Mélodies de Maurice Fouret sur des paroles de T. Klingsor, no. 1, Éd. Max Eschig [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Charles Koechlin (1867 - 1950), "La chanson des beaux amants", op. 84 no. 4 (1922-1923) [ tenor and piano ], from Huit Mélodies sur des poésies de T. Klingsor (Shéhérazade) (2d recueil), no. 4 [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this page: Marc Lerique-Koechlin [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2013-06-03
Line count: 26
Word count: 186

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