by Jean Cocteau (1889 - 1963)

Language: French (Français) 
Our translations:  ENG GER
Sirocco, joli vent chaud,
Mets tes espadrilles,
Entre dans la chambre en chaux
De la jeune fille;
Fais-la sortir de son lit
Et se chercher un mari,
Dans la ville de Paris,
Loin de sa famille.

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Note: an unpublished poem given to Durey by Cocteau.


Composition:

    Set to music by Louis Durey (1888 - 1979), "Polka", op. 23 no. 2 (1919), published 1927 [ medium voice, string quartet or wind quartet and piano ], from Chansons basques, no. 2, La Sirène Musicale

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

  • ENG English (Victoria de Menil) , "Polka", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , "Polka", copyright © 2015, (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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