Pourquoi les oiseaux de l'air [ ... ]
Trois Mélodies
Song Cycle by Olivier Messiaen (1908 - 1992)
1. Pourquoi?  [sung text checked 1 time]
Authorship:
- by Olivier Messiaen (1908 - 1992), "Pourquoi ?", copyright ©
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Why?", copyright © 2014
2. Le sourire  [sung text checked 1 time]
Certain mot murmuré Par vous est un baiser Intime et prolongé Comme un baiser sur l'âme. Ma bouche veut sourire Et mon sourire tremble.
Authorship:
- by Cécile Sauvage (1883 - 1927)
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Laura Prichard) , "The smile", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
3. La fiancée perdue  [sung text checked 1 time]
C'est la douce fiancée [ ... ]
Authorship:
- by Olivier Messiaen (1908 - 1992), "La fiancée perdue", copyright ©
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