by Francis Jammes (1868 - 1938)

Language: French (Français) 
Our translations:  ENG
Elle est gravement gaie. Par moments son regard
se levait comme pour surprendre ma pensée.
Elle était douce alors comme quand il est tard
le velours jaune et bleu d'une allée de pensées.

Composition:

    Set to music by Darius Milhaud (1892 - 1974), "Elle est gravement gaie", op. 355 no. 5 (1956), published 1957 [ baritone and piano ], from Tristesses, no. 5, Paris, Éd. Heugel

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

  • ENG English (Faith J. Cormier) , "She is solemnly gay", copyright © 2003, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 33