Language: English
To you, seductive woman-child,
Most feminine of poets,
To you, impertinent seagull,
Ambassadress to so many heart-refugees,
To you, gypsy ear, temptation-tousled hair,
To you, thief of hearts, virtuoso of desires,
To you, heart’s-ache, heart’s-ease,
Your words are your flesh are your soul,
Love letters, sand-stars.
Ah, voilá! C’est ton portrait:
You resolve the sad joy of the universe.
Composition:
Set to music by Alan Louis Smith , "Francis Poulenc’s Thank-you Note to Louise de Vilmorin", 2013 [ soprano, cello, and piano ], from To the Muse, no. 5
Text Authorship:
- by Alan Louis Smith , "Francis Poulenc’s Thank-you Note to Louise de Vilmorin", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Researcher for this page: Alan Louis Smith
This text was added to the website: 2017-06-23
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Word count: 59