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Songs of earth and sky
Translations © by Laura Claycomb
Song Cycle by Olivier Messiaen (1908 - 1992)
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Ton œil de terre [ ... ]
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- by Olivier Messiaen (1908 - 1992), "Bail avec Mi", copyright ©
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Ange silencieux [ ... ]
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- by Olivier Messiaen (1908 - 1992), "Antienne du silence", copyright ©
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Pilule, viens, dansons [ ... ]
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- by Olivier Messiaen (1908 - 1992), "Danse du bébé-Pilule", copyright ©
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Pilule, tu t'étires comme une majuscule [ ... ]
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- by Olivier Messiaen (1908 - 1992), "Arc-en-ciel d'innocence", 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.Little pill, you're stretching like an illuminated letter [ ... ]
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Ville, œil puant, minuits obliques [ ... ]
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- by Olivier Messiaen (1908 - 1992), "Minuit pile et face", copyright ©
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Alleluia, alleluia [ ... ]
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