© by Olivier Messiaen (1908 - 1992)

Language: French (Français) 
Our translations:  ENG
Pourquoi les oiseaux de l'air
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    Set to music by Olivier Messiaen (1908 - 1992), "Pourquoi?", 1929, published 1930 [ soprano and piano ], from Trois Mélodies, no. 1, Paris, Éditions Durand

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

  • ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "Why?", copyright © 2014

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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