by Louise de Vilmorin (1902 - 1969)
C'est ainsi que tu es See original
Language: French (Français)
Ta chair, d'âme mêlée,
Chevelure emmêlée,
Ton pied courant le temps,
Ton ombre qui s'étend
Et murmure à ma tempe
...
Voilà, c'est ton portrait,
C'est ainsi que tu es,
Et je veux te l'écrire
Pour que la nuit venue,
Tu puisses croire et dire,
Que je t'ai bien connue.
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Composition:
- Set to music by Francis Poulenc (1899 - 1963), "C'est ainsi que tu es", FP 121 no. 2 (1943) [ high voice and piano ], from Métamorphoses, no. 2
Text Authorship:
- by Louise de Vilmorin (1902 - 1969), "Portrait", written 1945, appears in Le Sable du sablier, Paris, Éd. NRF Gallimard, first published 1945
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Word count: 62