by Jean Cocteau (1889 - 1963)
Tombeau de Socrate Matches base text
Language: French (Français)
Ce qui distingue cette tombe Des autres, soit dit en passant, C'est que n'y viennent les colombes, Mais, parfois, deux agneaux paissant. Visiteuse, que ne vous vexe Ce sage victime des sots : C'est la grâce de votre sexe Qu'il aimait chez les jouvenceaux.
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Composition:
- Set to music by Lennox Randal Francis Berkeley, Sir (1903 - 1989), "Tombeau de Socrate", 1926 [ soprano or tenor and piano ], from Tombeaux, no. 2
Text Authorship:
- by Jean Cocteau (1889 - 1963), "Tombeau de Socrate", appears in Poésies 1917-1920, in Tombeaux, no. 2, first published 1920
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This text was added to the website: 2013-02-10
Line count: 8
Word count: 43