by Wilhelm Albert Włodzimierz Apolinary Kostrowicki (1880 - 1918), as Guillaume Apollinaire
Language: French (Français)
Our translations: ENG
Du Thrace magique, ô délire! Mes doigts sûrs font sonner la lyre. Les animaux passent aux sons De ma tortue, de mes chansons.
First published in the revue La Phalange, no. 24, June 15, 1908, in La Marchande des quatre saisons ou le bestiaire mondain, no. 2 of 18.
Composition:
- Set to music by Louis Durey (1888 - 1979), "La Tortue", op. 17a no. 2 (1919), from Le Bestiaire, no. 2
Text Authorship:
- by Wilhelm Albert Włodzimierz Apolinary Kostrowicki (1880 - 1918), as Guillaume Apollinaire, "La Tortue", appears in Le Bestiaire, ou Cortège d'Orphée, no. 2, first published 1908
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Peter Low) , "The Turtle", 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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