by Stéphane Mallarmé (1842 - 1898)

Le Marchand d'ail et d'oignons
 (Sung text for setting by D. Milhaud)
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Language: French (Français) 
Our translations:  ENG
L'ennui d'aller en visite
Avec l'ail nous l'éloignons
L'élégie au pleur hésite
Peu si je fends des oignons.

Composition:

    Set to music by Darius Milhaud (1892 - 1974), "Le Marchand d'ail et d'oignons", op. 44b no. 4 (1917), published 1920, first performed 1919 [ voice and piano ], from Chansons bas, no. 4, Éd. Max Eschig

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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ENG English (Laura Prichard) (Qi Feng Wu) , "The Seller of Garlic and Onions", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2013-11-21
Line count: 4
Word count: 18