by Louise de Vilmorin (1902 - 1969)
Translation © by Salvador Pila

C'est ainsi que tu es
 (Sung text for setting by F. Poulenc)
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Language: French (Français) 
Our translations:  CAT
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

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  • CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2026, (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: 62

Language: Catalan (Català)  after the French (Français) 
La teva carn, d’ànima embrollada,
Cabellera embullada,
El teu peu corrent el temps,
La teva ombra que s’estén
I murmura a la meva templa

Heus aquí, aquest és el teu retrat,
És així que tu ets,
I vull escriure-ho per a tu
Perquè quan caigui la nit,
Puguis creure i dir,
Que de veritat et vaig conèixer.

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  • Translation from French (Français) to Catalan (Català) copyright © 2026 by Salvador Pila, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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This text was added to the website: 2026-05-17
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Word count: 57