by Stéphane Mallarmé (1842 - 1898)

Language: French (Français) 
Our translations:  ENG
Ces cailloux, tu les nivelles
Et c'est, comme troubadour,
Un cube aussi de cervelles
Qu'il me faut ouvrir par jour.

Composition:

    Set to music by Darius Milhaud (1892 - 1974), "Le Cantonnier", op. 44b no. 3 (1917), published 1920, first performed 1919 [ voice and piano ], from Chansons bas, no. 3, Éd. Max Eschig

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  • ENG English (Laura Prichard) (Qi Feng Wu) , "The Roadside Construction Worker", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


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This text was added to the website: 2013-11-21
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