Admirez le pouvoir insigne Et la noblesse de la ligne: Elle est la voix que la lumière fit entendre Et dont parle Hermès Trismégiste en son Pimandre.
Le Bestiaire (bêta) ou cortège d'Orphée
by Robert Cornman (1924 - 2008)
1. Orphée (2) [sung text not yet checked]
Language: French (Français)
Text Authorship:
- by Wilhelm Albert Włodzimierz Apolinary Kostrowicki (1880 - 1918), as Guillaume Apollinaire, "Orphée", appears in Le Bestiaire, ou Cortège d'Orphée, no. 1, first published 1908
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- ENG English (Laura Prichard) , "Orpheus", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
First published in the revue La Phalange, no. 24, June 15, 1908 as number 1 of "La Marchande des quatre saisons ou le bestiaire mondain" (a collection of 18 poems), and later in Le Bestiaire ou Cortège d'Orphée (1911).
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2. La Tortue [sung text not yet checked]
Language: French (Français)
Du Thrace magique, ô délire! Mes doigts sûrs font sonner la lyre. Les animaux passent aux sons De ma tortue, de mes chansons.
Text Authorship:
- by Wilhelm Albert Włodzimierz Apolinary Kostrowicki (1880 - 1918), as Guillaume Apollinaire, "La Tortue", appears in Le Bestiaire, ou Cortège d'Orphée, no. 2, first published 1908
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- ENG English (Peter Low) , "The Turtle", copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
First published in the revue La Phalange, no. 24, June 15, 1908, in La Marchande des quatre saisons ou le bestiaire mondain, no. 2 of 18.
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3. Le Cheval [sung text not yet checked]
Language: French (Français)
Mes durs rêves formels sauront te chevaucher, Mon destin au char d'or sera ton beau cocher Qui pour rènes tendus à frénésie, Mes vers, les parangons de toute poésie.
Text Authorship:
- by Wilhelm Albert Włodzimierz Apolinary Kostrowicki (1880 - 1918), as Guillaume Apollinaire, "Le Cheval", written 1908, appears in Le Bestiaire, ou Cortège d'Orphée, no. 3, first published 1908
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- ENG English (Peter Low) , "The Horse", copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
First appeared in the revue La Phalange, June 15, 1908, in "La Marchande des quatre saisons ou le bestiaire mondain" no. 3 of 18, and later in the 1911 publication of "Le Bestiaire ou Cortège d'Orphée", Paris, Deplanche.
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4. La Chèvre du Thibet [sung text not yet checked]
Language: French (Français)
Les poils de cette chèvre et même Ceux d'or pour qui prit tant de peine Jason, ne valent rien au prix Des cheveux dont je suis épris.
Text Authorship:
- by Wilhelm Albert Włodzimierz Apolinary Kostrowicki (1880 - 1918), as Guillaume Apollinaire, "La Chèvre du Thibet", appears in Le Bestiaire, ou Cortège d'Orphée, no. 4, first published 1908
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- ENG English (Michael P Rosewall) , "The Tibetan goat", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , "Die tibetanische Ziege", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Paolo Montanari) , "La capra del Tibet", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
First published in the revue La Phalange, no. 24, June 15, 1908 as number 4 of "La Marchande des quatre saisons ou le bestiaire mondain" (a collection of 18 poems), and later in Le Bestiaire ou Cortège d'Orphée (1911).
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5. Le Lion [sung text not yet checked]
Language: French (Français)
Ô lion, malheureuse image Des rois chus lamentablement, Tu ne nais maintenant qu'en cage À Hambourg, chez les Allemands.
Text Authorship:
- by Wilhelm Albert Włodzimierz Apolinary Kostrowicki (1880 - 1918), as Guillaume Apollinaire, "Le Lion", appears in Le Bestiaire, ou Cortège d'Orphée, no. 7, first published 1908
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- ENG English (Laura Prichard) (Qi Feng Wu) , "The Lion", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
First published in the revue La Phalange, no. 24, June 15, 1908 as number 6 of "La Marchande des quatre saisons ou le bestiaire mondain" (a collection of 18 poems), and later in Le Bestiaire ou Cortège d'Orphée (1911).
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6. Le Lièvre [sung text not yet checked]
Language: French (Français)
Ne sois pas lascif et peureux Comme le lièvre et l'amoureux. Mais, que toujours ton cerveau soit La hase pleine qui conçoit.
Text Authorship:
- by Wilhelm Albert Włodzimierz Apolinary Kostrowicki (1880 - 1918), as Guillaume Apollinaire, "Le Lièvre", appears in Le Bestiaire, ou Cortège d'Orphée, no. 8, first published 1908
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- ENG English (Laura Prichard) (Qi Feng Wu) , "The Hare", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
First appeared in the revue La Phalange, June 15, 1908, in "La Marchande des quatre saisons ou le bestiaire mondain" no. 7 of 18, and later in the 1911 publication of "Le Bestiaire ou Cortège d'Orphée", Paris, Deplanche.
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7. Le Lapin [sung text not yet checked]
Language: French (Français)
Je connais un autre connin Que tout vivant je voudrais prendre. Sa garenne est parmi le thym Des vallons du pays de Tendre.
Text Authorship:
- by Wilhelm Albert Włodzimierz Apolinary Kostrowicki (1880 - 1918), as Guillaume Apollinaire, "Le Lapin", appears in Le Bestiaire, ou Cortège d'Orphée, no. 9, first published 1908
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- ENG English (Peter Low) , "The Rabbit", copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
First appeared in the revue La Phalange, June 15, 1908, in "La Marchande des quatre saisons ou le bestiaire mondain" no. 8 of 18, and later in the 1911 publication of "Le Bestiaire ou Cortège d'Orphée", Paris, Deplanche.
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8. La Souris [sung text not yet checked]
Language: French (Français)
Belles journées, souris du temps, Vous rongez peu à peu ma vie. Dieu! Je vais avoir vingt-huit ans, Et mal vécus, à mon envie.
Text Authorship:
- by Wilhelm Albert Włodzimierz Apolinary Kostrowicki (1880 - 1918), as Guillaume Apollinaire, "La Souris", appears in Le Bestiaire, ou Cortège d'Orphée, no. 11, first published 1911
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- ENG English (Laura Prichard) , "The mouse", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
9. L'Éléphant [sung text not yet checked]
Language: French (Français)
Comme un éléphant son ivoire, J'ai en bouche un bien précieux. Pourpre mort!.. J'achète ma gloire Au prix des mots mélodieux.
Text Authorship:
- by Wilhelm Albert Włodzimierz Apolinary Kostrowicki (1880 - 1918), as Guillaume Apollinaire, "L'Éléphant", written 1910, appears in Le Bestiaire, ou Cortège d'Orphée, no. 12, first published 1911
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- ENG English (Anyi Sharma) , "The Elephant", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
10. Orphée (3) [sung text not yet checked]
Language: French (Français)
Regardez cette troupe infecte Aux mille pattes, aux cent yeux : Rotifères, cirons, insectes Et microbes plus merveilleux Que les sept merveilles du monde Et le palais de Rosemonde!
Text Authorship:
- by Wilhelm Albert Włodzimierz Apolinary Kostrowicki (1880 - 1918), as Guillaume Apollinaire, "Orphée", appears in Le Bestiaire, ou Cortège d'Orphée, no. 13, first published 1908
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- ENG English (Laura Prichard) , copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
First published in the revue La Phalange, no. 24, June 15, 1908 as number 10 of "La Marchande des quatre saisons ou le bestiaire mondain" (a collection of 18 poems), and later in Le Bestiaire ou Cortège d'Orphée (1911).
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