© by Jacques Prévert (1900 - 1977)

Chanson des escargots qui vont à l'enterrement
 (Sung text for setting by G. Bachlund)
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Language: French (Français) 
Our translations:  ENG
À l'enterrement d'une feuille morte
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Composition:

    Set to music by Gary Bachlund (b. 1947), "Chanson des escargots qui vont à l'enterrement", 2003 [ soprano and piano ]

Text Authorship:

  • by Jacques Prévert (1900 - 1977), "Chanson des escargots qui vont à l'enterrement", written 1941?, appears in Paroles, first published 1946, copyright ©

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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ENG English (Faith J. Cormier) , "Song of the snails on their way to a funeral", copyright © 2001, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 48
Word count: 220