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Antique

Set by (Edward) Benjamin Britten (1913 - 1976), "Antique", op. 18 no. 3 (1939), published 1940 [ high voice and strings ], from Les Illuminations, no. 3 [Sung Text]

Note: this setting is made up of several separate texts.

Translations available : CHI ENG JPN SPA 


J'ai tendu des  cordes de  clocher  à clocher; des
guirlandes de fenêtre  à fenêtre; des chaînes d'or
d'étoile à étoile, et je danse.

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It is based on

  • a text in French (Français) by Arthur Rimbaud (1854 - 1891), "Phrases", appears in Les Illuminations
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • CHI Chinese (中文) (Yen-Chiang Che) , "句子", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Ahmed E. Ismail) , "Phrase", copyright © 2004, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • JPN Japanese (日本語) (Naoyuki Okada) , "フレーズ", copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • SPA Spanish (Español) (José Miguel Llata) , "Frase", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]



Gracieux fils de Pan! Autour de ton front couronné
de  fleurettes et de baies,  tes yeux,  des boules
précieuses,  remuent.  Tachées de lies brunes, tes
joues se creusent.  Tes crocs luisent. Ta poitrine
ressemble à une cithare,  des tintements circulent
dans tes bras blonds.  Ton cœur bat dans ce ventre
où dort  le double sexe.  Promène-toi,  la nuit en
mouvant  doucement  cette  cuisse,  cette  seconde
cuisse et cette jambe de gauche.

Text Authorship:

  • by Arthur Rimbaud (1854 - 1891), "Antique", appears in Les Illuminations

See other settings of this text.

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • CHI Chinese (中文) (Yen-Chiang Che) , "古人", copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Ahmed E. Ismail) , "Antique", copyright © 2004, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • JPN Japanese (日本語) (Naoyuki Okada) , "アンティーク", copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • SPA Spanish (Español) (José Miguel Llata) , "Antiguo", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Confirmed with Monographie imprimée (Paris), 1886


Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Guy Laffaille [Guest Editor]


Author(s): Arthur Rimbaud (1854 - 1891), [More than can fit here]
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