She prowls with a brow of glass | She prowls with a brow of glass

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

Translation © by Peter Low

Rôdeuse au front de verre

(Sung text for setting by F. Poulenc)

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Language: French (Français)

Our translations: CAT ENG

Rôdeuse au front de verre
Son coeur s'inscrit dans une étoile noire
Ses yeux montrent sa tête
Ses yeux ont la fraîcheur de l'été
La chaleur de l'hiver
Ses yeux s'ajourent rient très fort
Ses yeux joueurs gagnent leur part de clarté.
Rôdeuse au front de verre
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Note: the text above is taken from lines 1-7,1 of the original text.

Composition:

Francis Poulenc

Cinq Poèmes de Paul Éluard

Text Authorship:

by Eugène Émile Paul Grindel (1895 - 1952), as Paul Éluard, "Rôdeuse au front de verre", appears in La vie immédiate, in L'univers-solitude, no. 14, appears in À toute épreuve , in L'univers-solitude, no. 9, first published 1932

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CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Dona errant amb un front de vidre", copyright © 2026, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Peter Low) , "She prowls with a brow of glass", copyright © 2002, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Word count: 43

She prowls with a brow of glass

(Sung text translation for setting by F. Poulenc)

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Language: English after the French (Français)

 She prowls with a brow of glass.
 Her heart is inscribed in a black star.
 Her eyes show her head.
 Her eyes have the coolness of summer
 and the heat of winter.
 Her eyes open out, they laugh very loud.
 Her playing eyes win their share of brightness.
 She prowls with a brow of glass.
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Translation from French (Français) to English copyright © 2002 by Peter Low, (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, "Rôdeuse au front de verre", appears in La vie immédiate, in L'univers-solitude, no. 14, appears in À toute épreuve , in L'univers-solitude, no. 9, first published 1932
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 8
Word count: 56