by Wilhelm Albert Włodzimierz Apolinary Kostrowicki (1880 - 1918), as Guillaume Apollinaire
Language: French (Français)
Our translations: ENG
Jetant son encre vers les cieux, Suçant le sang de ce qu'il aime Et le trouvant délicieux, Ce monstre inhumain, c'est moi-même.
Composition:
- Set to music by Louis Durey (1888 - 1979), "Le Poulpe", op. 17a no. 20 (1919), from Le Bestiaire, no. 20
Text Authorship:
- by Wilhelm Albert Włodzimierz Apolinary Kostrowicki (1880 - 1918), as Guillaume Apollinaire, "Le Poulpe", appears in Le Bestiaire, ou Cortège d'Orphée, no. 20, first published 1911
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Peter Low) , "The Octopus", copyright © 2022, (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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