Voici, toute en cendres, Sapho, Dont ce fut le moindre défaut D'aimer, Vénus, les coquillages Que vous entr'ouvrez sur les plages. Le feu qu'elle éteint dans la mer N'était pas la flamme des cierges ; Comme fleurs rougissent les vierges, Sapho rougit comme le fer. Ce feu dont ne reste que poudre, Tua jadis une cité. Mais soyons justes, car la foudre Y tomba d'un autre côté. Non. Sapho vous apprit à lire, Vierges, dans son propre roman ; Elle repose maintenant Entre les jambes de sa lyre. Sur ce beau corps mélodieux Elle repose chez les dieux : Sapho, déesse médiane Entre Cupidon et Diane.
Tombeaux
Song Cycle by Lennox Randal Francis Berkeley, Sir (1903 - 1989)
1. Tombeau de Sapho
Language: French (Français)
Text Authorship:
- by Jean Cocteau (1889 - 1963), "Tombeau de Sapho", appears in Poésies 1917-1920, in Tombeaux, no. 1, first published 1920
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]2. Tombeau de Socrate
Language: French (Français)
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.
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]3. Tombeau d'un fleuve
Language: French (Français)
Aglaé, sœur d'Ophélie, Prise sans en avoir l'air Par son mal, par sa folie, Va se jeter dans la mer.
Text Authorship:
- by Jean Cocteau (1889 - 1963), "Tombeau d'un fleuve", appears in Poésies 1917-1920, in Tombeaux, no. 4, first published 1920
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Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]4. Tombeau de Narcisse
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]5. Tombeau de Don Juan
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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