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by Théodore Faullin de Banville (1823 - 1891)

L'eau
 (Sung text for setting by C. Koechlin)
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Language: French (Français) 
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Jeanne en riant marchait dans l’Eau,
Baignant au flot sa jambe nue.
Sur cette blancheur inconnue
Frissonait l’ombre d’un bouleau.

L’alouette, par un solo,
Vint célébrer sa bienvenue ;
Jeanne en riant marchait dans l’Eau,
Baignant au flot sa jambe nue.

Lorsque sur le front d’Apollo 
Soudain se déchirait la nue,
O clair et riant tableau
Elle folâtrait, l’ingenue
Jeanne en riant marchait dans l’Eau.

Composition:

    Set to music by Charles Koechlin (1867 - 1950), "L'eau", op. 14 no. 3, published 1905? [ high voice and piano ], from Rondels 3ème série, no. 3, Éd. L. Philippo

Text Authorship:

  • by Théodore Faullin de Banville (1823 - 1891), "L'eau", written 1875, appears in Les Exilés, in Rondels, no. 7, Paris, Édition Charpentier, first published 1878

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Researcher for this page: Laura Stanfield Prichard [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2016-08-31
Line count: 13
Word count: 66

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