by Paul Verlaine (1844 - 1896)
Language: French (Français)
Scaramouche et Pulcinella Qu'un mauvais dessein rassembla Gesticulent, noirs sous la lune. Cependant l'excellent docteur Bolonais cueille avec lenteur Des simples parmi l'herbe brune. Lors sa fille, piquant minois, Sous la charmille, en tapinois, Se glisse demi-nue, en quête De son beau pirate espagnol Dont un amoureux rossignol Clame la détresse à tue-tête.
Note: All ampersands (&) as appear in the first publication are changed to "et".
Composition:
- Set to music by Claude Achille Debussy (1862 - 1918), "Fantoches", L. 86/(80) no. 2, published 1891 [ voice and piano ], from Fêtes Galantes I, no. 2, Paris, Hamelle
Text Authorship:
- by Paul Verlaine (1844 - 1896), "Fantoches", appears in Fêtes galantes, no. 11, Paris, Alphonse Lemerre, first published 1869
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Anna Brull Piñol) , "Titelles", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Laura Claycomb) (Peter Grunberg) , "Puppets", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- FIN Finnish (Suomi) (Erkki Pullinen) , "Marionetit", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , "Marionetten", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- GER German (Deutsch) (Elaine Marie Ortiz-Arandes) , "Marionetten", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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