by Eugène Émile Paul Grindel (1895 - 1952), as Paul Éluard
Figure de force brûlante et farouche Matches original text
Language: French (Français)
Figure de force brûlante et farouche Cheveux noirs où l'or coule vers le sud Aux nuits corrompues Or englouti étoile impure Dans un lit jamais partagé. Aux veines des tempes Comme aux bouts des seins La vie se refuse. Les yeux nul ne peut les crever Boire leur éclat ni leurs larmes. Le sang au-dessus d'eux triomphe pour lui seul. Intraitable démesurée Inutile Cette santé bâtit une prison.
Composition:
- Set to music by Francis Poulenc (1899 - 1963), "Figure de force brûlante et farouche", FP 86 no. 8 (1937), published 1937 [ high voice and piano ], from Tel jour Telle nuit, no. 8, Éd. Durand
Text Authorship:
- by Eugène Émile Paul Grindel (1895 - 1952), as Paul Éluard, no title, appears in Les yeux fertiles, in Intimes, no. 4
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2026, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Grant Hicks) , "Figure of strength fiery and untamed", copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Grant Hicks [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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