A tota brida tu el fantasma de qui

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by Eugène Émile Paul Grindel (1895 - 1952), as Paul Éluard

Translation © by Salvador Pila

À toutes brides

(Sung text for setting by F. Poulenc)

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Language: French (Français)

Our translations: CAT ENG

À toutes brides toi dont le fantôme
Piaffe la nuit sur un violon
Viens régner dans les bois

Les verges de l'ouragan
Cherchent leur chemin par chez toi
Tu n'es pas des celles
Dont on invente les désirs

 ... 

Viens boire un baiser par ici
Cède au feu qui te désespère.

Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-2,4 of the original text.

Composition:

Francis Poulenc

Tel jour Telle nuit

Text Authorship:

by Eugène Émile Paul Grindel (1895 - 1952), as Paul Éluard, no title, appears in Les yeux fertiles, in Intimes, no. 2

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CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2026, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Grant Hicks) , copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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A tota brida

(Sung text translation for setting by F. Poulenc)

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Language: Catalan (Català) after the French (Français)

A tota brida tu el fantasma de qui
Piafa a la nit damunt d'un violí
Vine a regnar als boscos

Les vergues de l'huracà
Cerquen el seu camí per casa teva
Tu no ets pas d’aquelles
De qui hom inventa els desitjos

 ... 

Vine a beure un bes per aquí
Cedeix al foc que et desespera.

Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-2,4 of the original text.

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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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a text in French (Français) by Eugène Émile Paul Grindel (1895 - 1952), as Paul Éluard, no title, appears in Les yeux fertiles, in Intimes, no. 2
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This text was added to the website: 2026-05-30
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Word count: 65