Le sommeil est en voyage [ ... ]
La Courte Paille
Song Cycle by Francis Poulenc (1899 - 1963)
1. Le Sommeil  [sung text checked 1 time]
Authorship:
- by Maurice Carême (1899 - 1978), "Le Sommeil", written 1959, appears in La Cage aux Grillons, Paris, Éd. Bourrelier, first published 1959, copyright ©
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This text may be copyright, so we will not display it until we obtain permission to do so or discover it is public-domain.2. Quelle aventure !  [sung text checked 1 time]
Une puce, dans sa voiture [ ... ]
Authorship:
- by Maurice Carême (1899 - 1978), "La Puce et l'éléphant", written 1959, appears in La Cage aux Grillons, Paris, Éd. Bourrelier, first published 1959, copyright ©
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Faith J. Cormier) , "What an Adventure! The Flea and the Elephant", copyright © 2000, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
3. La Reine de cœur  [sung text checked 1 time]
Mollement accoudée [ ... ]
Authorship:
- by Maurice Carême (1899 - 1978), "Vitres de lune", written 1956, appears in Le Voleur d'Étincelles, copyright ©
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- SPA Spanish (Español) (Mercedes Vivas) , "La reina de corazones", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
4. Ba, Be, Bi, Bo, Bu  [sung text checked 1 time]
Ba, be, bi, bo, bu, bé! [ ... ]
Authorship:
- by Maurice Carême (1899 - 1978), "Ba, Be, Bi, Bo, Bu", written 1959, appears in La Cage aux Grillons, Paris, Éd. Bourrelier, first published 1959, copyright ©
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This text may be copyright, so we will not display it until we obtain permission to do so or discover it is public-domain.5. Les Anges musiciens  [sung text checked 1 time]
Sur les fils de la pluie [ ... ]
Authorship:
- by Maurice Carême (1899 - 1978), "Les Anges musiciens", written 1956, appears in Le Voleur d'Étincelles, copyright ©
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- SPA Spanish (Español) (Mercedes Vivas) , "Los ángeles músicos", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
6. Le Carafon  [sung text checked 1 time]
Pourquoi, se plaignait la carafe [ ... ]
Authorship:
- by Maurice Carême (1899 - 1978), "La Carafe et le Carafon", written 1959, appears in La Cage aux Grillons, Paris, Éd. Bourrelier, first published 1959, copyright ©
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This text may be copyright, so we will not display it until we obtain permission to do so or discover it is public-domain.7. Lune d'Avril  [sung text checked 1 time]
Lune,/ Belle lune, lune d'Avril [ ... ]
Authorship:
- by Maurice Carême (1899 - 1978), "Lune d'avril", appears in Le Voleur d'Étincelles, copyright ©
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- GER German (Deutsch) (Ingrid Schmithüsen) , "April-Mond", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission