by Max Jacob (1876 - 1944)
Poète et ténor
Language: French (Français)
Our translations: ENG
Poète et ténor
L'oriflamme au nord
Je chante la mort.
Poète et tambour
Natif de Colliour
Je chante l'amour.
Poète et marin
Versez-moi du vin
Versez ! versez ! Je divulgue
Le secret des algues.
Poète et chrétien
Le Christ est mon bien
Je ne dis plus rien.
Text Authorship:
- by Max Jacob (1876 - 1944), "Poète et ténor", appears in Ballades, first published 1938 [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 Francis Poulenc (1899 - 1963), "Poète et ténor", FP. 22 no. 3 [baritone and woodwinds], from Quatre poèmes de Max Jacob, no. 3. [ sung text verified 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Laura Prichard) , "Poet and tenor", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2013-06-05
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Word count: 47