by Francis Jammes (1868 - 1938)
Elle est gravement gaie Matches original text
Language: French (Français)
Our translations: ENG
Elle est gravement gaie. Par moments son regard se levait comme pour surprendre ma pensée. Elle était douce alors comme quand il est tard le velours jaune et bleu d'une allée de pensées.
Composition:
- Set to music by Lili Boulanger (1893 - 1918), "Elle est gravement gaie", 1914, published 1919 [ high voice and piano or orchestra ], from Clairières dans le ciel, no. 2, Ricordi
Text Authorship:
- by Francis Jammes (1868 - 1938), no title, appears in Clairières dans le ciel, in Tristesses, no. 4, first published 1906
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Faith J. Cormier) , "She is solemnly gay", 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.
Line count: 4
Word count: 33