El dia em sorprèn i la nit em fa por

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by Eugène Émile Paul Grindel (1895 - 1952), as Paul Éluard

Translation © by Salvador Pila

Le jour m’étonne et la nuit me fait peur

(Sung text for setting by F. Poulenc)

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Language: French (Français)

Our translations: CAT ENG

Le jour m’étonne et la nuit me fait peur
L’été me hante et l’hiver me poursuit

Un animal sur la neige a posé
Ses pattes sur le sable ou dans la boue
Ses pattes venues de plus loin que mes pas
Sur une piste où la mort
A les empreintes de la vie.

Le jour m’étonne et la nuit me fait peur
L’été me hante et l’hiver me poursuit

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Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1,2,1 of the original text.

Composition:

Francis Poulenc

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Text Authorship:

by Eugène Émile Paul Grindel (1895 - 1952), as Paul Éluard, "Un loup"

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CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2026, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Grant Hicks) , copyright © 2026, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2021-01-22
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El dia em sorprèn i la nit em fa por

(Sung text translation for setting by F. Poulenc)

See original

Language: Catalan (Català) after the French (Français)

El dia em sorprèn i la nit em fa por
l'estiu m’obsedeix i l'hivern m’encalça

Un animal a la neu ha posat
les seves potes a la sorra o al fang
les seves potes que vénen de més lluny que els meus passos
en una pista on la mort
té les empremtes de la vida.

El dia em sorprèn i la nit em fa por
l'estiu m’obsedeix i l'hivern m’encalça

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Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1,2,1 of the original text.

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Translation from French (Français) to Catalan (Català) copyright © 2026 by Salvador Pila, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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a text in French (Français) by Eugène Émile Paul Grindel (1895 - 1952), as Paul Éluard, "Un loup"
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This text was added to the website: 2026-05-02
Line count: 7
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