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Alphabet : 7 quatrains de Raymond Radiguet
Song Cycle by Georges Auric (1899 - 1983)
Translated to:
English — Alphabet : 7 quatrains of Raymond Radiguet (Peter Low)
1. Album [sung text not yet checked]
Language: French (Français)
Text Authorship:
- by Raymond Radiguet (1903 - 1923), "Album", appears in Devoirs de vacances, in Alphabet, no. 2, first published 1921
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Peter Low) , "An album", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
2. Bateau [sung text not yet checked]
Language: French (Français)
Bateau debout bateau hagard La danseuse sans crier gare Sans même appeler les pompiers Mourut sur la pointe des pieds
Text Authorship:
- by Raymond Radiguet (1903 - 1923), "Bateau", appears in Devoirs de vacances, in Alphabet
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Peter Low) , "A boat", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
3. Domino [sung text not yet checked]
Language: French (Français)
Le domino, jeu des ménages Embellit les soirs de campagne. Du grand-père écoutons l'adage : « Qui triche enfant finit au bagne »
Text Authorship:
- by Raymond Radiguet (1903 - 1923), "Domino", appears in Devoirs de vacances, in Alphabet, no. 4, first published 1921
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Peter Low) , "Dominoes", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
4. Filet à papillons [sung text not yet checked]
Language: French (Français)
« Papillon, tu es inhumain ! Je te poursuis depuis hier » Ainsi parlait une écolière Que j'ai rencontrée en chemin
Text Authorship:
- by Raymond Radiguet (1903 - 1923), "Filet à papillons", appears in Devoirs de vacances, in Alphabet
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Peter Low) , "Butterfly net", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
5. Mallarmé [sung text not yet checked]
Language: French (Français)
Un éventail qui fut l'oiselle Exquise des rudes étés Effleure fraîchement de l'aile L'oiseau peint sur la tasse à thé
Text Authorship:
- by Raymond Radiguet (1903 - 1923), "Mallarmé", appears in Devoirs de vacances, in Alphabet
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Peter Low) , "Quatrain for Mallarmé", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
6. Hirondelle [sung text not yet checked]
Language: French (Français)
Comme chacun sait l'hirondelle Annonce la belle saison Elle n'a pas toujours raison Cependant nous croyons en elle
Text Authorship:
- by Raymond Radiguet (1903 - 1923), "Hirondelle", appears in Devoirs de vacances, in Alphabet
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Peter Low) , "Swallow", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
7. Escarpin [sung text not yet checked]
Language: French (Français)
Grand bal dans la forêt ce soir Les dryades à chaque pin Ont accroché deux escarpins Que chaussent leurs cavaliers noirs
Text Authorship:
- by Raymond Radiguet (1903 - 1923), "Escarpin", appears in Devoirs de vacances, in Alphabet, no. 5, first published 1921
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Peter Low) , "Dancing-shoe", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Total word count: 142