by Francis Jammes (1868 - 1938)
Je garde une médaille d'elle Matches original text
Language: French (Français)
Our translations: ENG
Je garde une médaille d'elle où sont gravés une date et les mots: prier, croire, espérer. Mais moi, je vois surtout que la médaille est sombre : son argent a noirci sur son col de colombe.
Composition:
- Set to music by Lili Boulanger (1893 - 1918), "Je garde une médaille d'elle", 1914, published 1919 [ high voice and piano or orchestra ], from Clairières dans le ciel, no. 12, Ricordi
Text Authorship:
- by Francis Jammes (1868 - 1938), no title, appears in Clairières dans le ciel, in Tristesses, no. 15, first published 1906
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Faith J. Cormier) , "I keep a medal for her", copyright © 2003, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 35