by Wilhelm Albert Włodzimierz Apolinary Kostrowicki (1880 - 1918), as Guillaume Apollinaire
Rosemonde
Language: French (Français)
Our translations: ENG
Longtemps au pied du perron de La maison où entra la dame Que j'avais suivie pendant deux Bonnes heures à Amsterdam Mes doigts jetèrent des baisers Mais le canal était désert Le quai aussi et nul ne vit Comment mes baisers retrouvèrent Celle à qui j'ai donné ma vie Un jour pendant plus de deux heures Je la surnommai Rosemonde Voulant pouvoir me rappeller Sa bouche fleurie en Hollande Puis lentement je m'en allai Pour quêter la Rose du Monde
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Text Authorship:
- by Wilhelm Albert Włodzimierz Apolinary Kostrowicki (1880 - 1918), as Guillaume Apollinaire, "Rosemonde", written 1912, appears in Alcools, Paris, Éd. du Mercure de France, first published 1913 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Robert Caby (1905 - 1992), "Rosemonde", 1945 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Francis Poulenc (1899 - 1963), "Rosemonde", FP 158 (1954), published 1959 [ baritone and piano ], from Six mélodies, no. 3, Éd. Max Eschig [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Derek Welton) , "Rosemonde", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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