by Wilhelm Albert Włodzimierz Apolinary Kostrowicki (1880 - 1918), as Guillaume Apollinaire
Language: French (Français)
Our translations: ENG
Comme un éléphant son ivoire, J'ai en bouche un bien précieux. Pourpre mort!.. J'achète ma gloire Au prix des mots mélodieux.
Composition:
- Set to music by Louis Durey (1888 - 1979), "L'Éléphant", 1919, from Le Bestiaire, no. 12
Text Authorship:
- by Wilhelm Albert Włodzimierz Apolinary Kostrowicki (1880 - 1918), as Guillaume Apollinaire, "L'Éléphant", written 1910, appears in Le Bestiaire, ou Cortège d'Orphée, no. 12, first published 1911
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Anyi Sharma) , "The Elephant", copyright © 2023, (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.
Line count: 4
Word count: 21