Ce qui distingue cette tombe Des autres, soit dit en passant, C'est que n'y viennent les colombes, Mais, parfois, deux agneaux paissant. Visiteuse, que ne vous vexe Ce sage victime des sots : C'est la grâce de votre sexe Qu'il aimait chez les jouvenceaux.
Tombeaux
Song Cycle by Henri Cliquet-Pleyel (1894 - 1963)
1. De Socrate [sung text not yet checked]
Language: French (Français)
Text Authorship:
- by Jean Cocteau (1889 - 1963), "Tombeau de Socrate", appears in Poésies 1917-1920, in Tombeaux, no. 2, first published 1920
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]2. De Narcisse [sung text not yet checked]
Language: French (Français)
Celui qui dans cette eau séjourne Démasqué, vécut s'intriguant. La mort, pour rire, le retourne À l'envers, comme un doigt de gant.
Text Authorship:
- by Jean Cocteau (1889 - 1963), "Tombeau de Narcisse", appears in Poésies 1917-1920, in Tombeaux, no. 3, first published 1920
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]3. De Don Juan [sung text not yet checked]
Language: French (Français)
En Espagne, on orne la rue Avec des loges d'opéra. Quelle est cette belle inconnue? C'est la mort. Don Juan l'aura.
Text Authorship:
- by Jean Cocteau (1889 - 1963), "Tombeau de Don Juan", appears in Poésies 1917-1920, in Tombeaux, no. 5, first published 1920
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