by Wilhelm Albert Włodzimierz Apolinary Kostrowicki (1880 - 1918), as Guillaume Apollinaire
Language: French (Français)
Our translations: ENG
Que ton cœur soit l'appât et le ciel, la piscine ! Car, pêcheur, quel poisson d'eau douce ou bien marine Égale-t-il, et par la forme et la saveur, Ce beau poisson divin qu'est JÉSUS, Mon Sauveur ?
Composition:
- Set to music by Louis Durey (1888 - 1979), "Orphée", op. 17a no. 18 (1919), from Le Bestiaire, no. 18
Text Authorship:
- by Wilhelm Albert Włodzimierz Apolinary Kostrowicki (1880 - 1918), as Guillaume Apollinaire, "Orphée", appears in Le Bestiaire, ou Cortège d'Orphée, no. 18, first published 1911
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Laura Prichard) , 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.
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Word count: 36