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Sans coup férir, cycle de 10 courtes mélodies

Song Cycle by Joseph Kosma (1905 - 1969)

1. Boléro
 (Sung text)

Language: French (Français) 
un taureau vend sa peau
en quelqu'Espagne

Text Authorship:

  • by Samuel Rosenstock (1896 - 1963), as Tristan Tzara, "Sans coup férir", written 1947, appears in Sans coup férir, Paris, Éd. Jean Aubier, first published 1949

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2. Vacances
 (Sung text)

Language: French (Français) 
ils amassent des minutes de cailloux
qui valent les années de la peine
une flûte perlée de joujoux anciens
déborde de l'eau mémorable
un pâtre une chambre
un enfant à table
c'est le temps du diable les vacances finies
Anaïne et Intrisaire
ont mis leurs rires en commun
et se ruinent au jeu de la semaine
de l'eau coule encore sur leurs cailloux mémorables
creuse le soleil au plus profond de leur bruit
sur la piste cependant intacte
le silence à son poste
et au-delà des hirondelles
la feuille finit de se croire de ce monde

Text Authorship:

  • by Samuel Rosenstock (1896 - 1963), as Tristan Tzara, "Sans coup férir", written 1947, appears in Sans coup férir, Paris, Éd. Jean Aubier, first published 1949

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3. La plage
 (Sung text)

Language: French (Français) 
Anaïne et Intrisaire
arbres serpents fermes et douces
vont les bergères en habit de vergers
sur le chemin de halage aux nuages
on dirait des cornemuses des sifflets
le souffle leur manque ils sont à la page
ils se disent à la plage les maillots à sécher
les vagues cristallisées le sucre pour le chien
et le chien de mer la maisonnette du pêcheur
tout un fourbi de bains de mer

Text Authorship:

  • by Samuel Rosenstock (1896 - 1963), as Tristan Tzara, "Sans coup férir", written 1947, appears in Sans coup férir, Paris, Éd. Jean Aubier, first published 1949

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4. Rumba
 (Sung text)

Language: French (Français) 
klaxons et boggies distances à soufflets
comprimées harmonicas télévision sucettes champignons
bas nylon étendues sculpturales sous un soleil de fraise
et la braise de tous ces coeurs éparpillés
sur le sable de leurs corps
les tentes dédaignant la concurrence
des sapins à soutaches des boissons à pipeaux

Text Authorship:

  • by Samuel Rosenstock (1896 - 1963), as Tristan Tzara, "Sans coup férir", written 1947, appears in Sans coup férir, Paris, Éd. Jean Aubier, first published 1949

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5. L'avion
 (Sung text)

Language: French (Français) 
comme miroir à double face
Anaïne et Intrisaire
en un seul élan biplace
quittent la terre
ô merveilles
en secret sur l'aile lasse
par-delà la mer de glace
où se fendent les étoiles
le duo de leur silence
profondeur à deux espaces
glisse dans la nuit étale

Text Authorship:

  • by Samuel Rosenstock (1896 - 1963), as Tristan Tzara, "Sans coup férir", written 1947, appears in Sans coup férir, Paris, Éd. Jean Aubier, first published 1949

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6. Récitatif
 (Sung text)

Language: French (Français) 
que les sommeils parallèles
aillent réchauffer leurs oreilles
Anaïne et Intrisaire
les escargots des chemins crédules
au coeur feutré de leur mémoire

Text Authorship:

  • by Samuel Rosenstock (1896 - 1963), as Tristan Tzara, "Sans coup férir", written 1947, appears in Sans coup férir, Paris, Éd. Jean Aubier, first published 1949

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7. Coucher de soleil
 (Sung text)

Language: French (Français) 
c'est le sang c'est la flamme
une cascade d'aquariums
aux écailles de cristaux volants
une roue de plaisirs une folie de fournil
des coeurs transpercés des jets de poignard
des tombées dans le vide étincelant vélodrome
derrière l'horizon

Text Authorship:

  • by Samuel Rosenstock (1896 - 1963), as Tristan Tzara, "Sans coup férir", written 1947, appears in Sans coup férir, Paris, Éd. Jean Aubier, first published 1949

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8. Orgue de Barbarie
 (Sung text)

Language: French (Français) 
Anaïne et Intrisaire
ne parlent pas d'amour de peine
leur mémoire est confondue
sans paroles sans histoire
comme devant un seul écran
dans la nuit qui les comprend

Text Authorship:

  • by Samuel Rosenstock (1896 - 1963), as Tristan Tzara, "Sans coup férir", written 1947, appears in Sans coup férir, Paris, Éd. Jean Aubier, first published 1949

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9. Cinéma
 (Sung text)

Language: French (Français) 
elles ont pris le clé des champs
rien que pour la porte neuve
où le veau et le mensonge
se partage l'or des foins
les promesses à l'étable
les serments au poteau
et les fous à leurs palais
allumez votre patience
les bijoux volent au secours
des amants plein le jardin
fins limiers de lourds parents
s'opposant à leurs enfants
diable que cela n'arrive
détective course à pied hispano réception
bal musette des cow-boys picorant des alouettes
que bouche bée la vie s'étale
esquimaux caramels mous coup de barre

la poussée au ralenti de la fleur à chatouiller
tranche de semelle aux nouilles
poudre de perlimpinpin
et le pianiste est-ce qu'on tire sur le pianiste
hurlement de lion métro
les chapeaux sont interdits voix internes
tragédies d'usines à gaz starlettes marche militaire
toute la gamme l'âme pleine
et la vie est toujours belle
gazouillis de fraîches épaules
il ne fait ni chaud ni froid
un peu folle la nuit tombe
aucune arme n'est partie
mais les éléphants d'Asie
viennent mourir au pied du trône
et le pianiste et le pianiste
bris de glaces mine de rien
la misère prise de court
donne à réfléchir autour
les chinois sont en bouillie
on dit ça

Text Authorship:

  • by Samuel Rosenstock (1896 - 1963), as Tristan Tzara, "Sans coup férir", written 1947, appears in Sans coup férir, Paris, Éd. Jean Aubier, first published 1949

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10. Conclusion
 (Sung text)

Language: French (Français) 
Anaïne et Intrisaire
qu'avez-vous fait de vos amours
qu'avez-vous fait

ne tirez pas sur le pianiste
il n'a pas encore dit tout ce qu'il pense

Text Authorship:

  • by Samuel Rosenstock (1896 - 1963), as Tristan Tzara, "Sans coup férir ", written 1947, appears in Sans coup férir, Paris, Éd. Jean Aubier, first published 1949

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Please note: this text, provided here for educational and research use, is in the public domain in Canada, but it may still be copyright in other legal jurisdictions. The LiederNet Archive makes no guarantee that the above text is public domain in your country. Please consult your country's copyright statutes or a qualified IP attorney to verify whether a certain text is in the public domain in your country or if downloading or distributing a copy constitutes fair use. The LiederNet Archive assumes no legal responsibility or liability for the copyright compliance of third parties.

Researcher for this page: Malcolm Wren [Guest Editor]
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