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by Maurice Maeterlinck (1862 - 1949)

Les paons nonchalants
 (Sung text for setting by A. Cogni)
 See original
Language: French (Français) 
Les paons nonchalants, les paons blancs ont fui,
Les paons blancs ont fui l'ennui du réveil;
Je ne vois les paons blancs, les paons d'aujourd'hui,
Les paons sont allés pendant mon sommeil,
Les paons nonchalants, les paons d'aujourd'hui,
Atteindre indolents l'étang sans soleil,
J'entends les paons blancs, les paons de l'ennui,
Attendre indolents les temps sans soleil.
1 Cogni: "Je ne vois"
2 Cogni: "sont"

Composition:

    Set to music by Adolfo Cogni , "Les paons nonchalants", copyright © 1977 [ voice and piano ], BMG Ricordi Music Publishing

Text Authorship:

  • by Maurice Maeterlinck (1862 - 1949), "Ennui", appears in Serres chaudes, first published 1889

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Researcher for this page: Andrew Schneider [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2017-05-10
Line count: 8
Word count: 58

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