by Wilhelm Albert Włodzimierz Apolinary Kostrowicki (1880 - 1918), as Guillaume Apollinaire
Language: French (Français)
Our translations: ENG
Sachè-je d'où provient, Sirènes, votre ennui Quand vous vous lamentez, au large, dans la nuit ? Mer, je suis, comme toi, plein de voix machinées Et mes vaisseaux chantants se nomment les années.
Composition:
- Set to music by Louis Durey (1888 - 1979), "Les Sirènes", op. 17a no. 25 (1919), from Le Bestiaire, no. 25
Text Authorship:
- by Wilhelm Albert Włodzimierz Apolinary Kostrowicki (1880 - 1918), as Guillaume Apollinaire, "Les sirènes", written 1910, appears in Le Bestiaire, ou Cortège d'Orphée, no. 25, 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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