French Songs

Song Cycle by Theodore Morrison (b. 1938)

. Puisque tout passe

Language: French (Français)

Puisque tout passe, faisons
la mélodie passagère ;
celle qui nous désaltère,
aura de nous raison.

Chantons ce qui nous quitte
avec amour et art ;
soyons plus vite
que le rapide départ.

Text Authorship:

by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926), no title, written c1924, appears in Poèmes français, in 1. Vergers, no. 36, first published 1926 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

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Set by Theodore Morrison (b. 1938) [ women's chorus ], Earthsongs
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1. La biche [sung text not yet checked]

Language: French (Français)

Ô la biche : quel bel intérieur
d'anciennes forêts dans tes yeux abonde ; 
combien de confiance ronde 
mêlée à combien de peur.

Tout cela, porté par la vive 
gracilité de tes bonds. 
Mais jamais rien n'arrive 
à cette impossessive 
ignorance de ton front.

Text Authorship:

by Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 - 1926), "La biche", written 1924, appears in Poèmes français, in 1. Vergers, no. 57

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Total word count: 73