by Paul Verlaine (1844 - 1896)
Fantoches
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Language: French (Français)
Scaramouche et Pulcinella Qu'un mauvais dessein rassembla Gesticulent, noirs sur la lune. Cependant l'excellent docteur Bolonais cueille avec lenteur Des simples parmi l'herbe brune. Lors sa fille, piquant minois, Sous la charmille, en tapinois, Se glisse demi-nue, en quête De son beau pirate espagnol Dont un langoureux rossignol Clame la détresse à tue-tête.
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Confirmed with Paul Verlaine, Fêtes galantes, Paris: Alphonse Lemerre, 1869, pages 25-26.
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- by Paul Verlaine (1844 - 1896), "Fantoches", appears in Fêtes galantes, no. 11, Paris, Alphonse Lemerre, first published 1869 [author's text checked 2 times against a primary source]
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