En plein cœur de ma vie L'inconnu se fait beau Qui venu me défie Et m'impose ses maux Oh! ses maux et ses mots Ses vœux ont ma parole Il m'a donné l'anneau Qui du monde m'isole Son visage inconnu Me sauta au visage Sa main sur mon bras nu Mis mes jambes en cage Tous mes baisers anciens Ont fui dans l'autre monde Mes baisers enfantins Sur ses lèvres abondent Car il a fait de moi En plein cœur de ma vie L'enfant qui autrefois Rêvait d'être ravie
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Text Authorship:
- by Louise de Vilmorin (1902 - 1969), "L'inconnu", appears in Fiançailles pour rire, no. 12, Paris, Éd. Gallimard, first published 1939 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Louise-Marie Simon (1903 - 1990), as Claude Arrieu, "L'inconnu", 1944-1945, published 1946 [ voice and piano ], from Poèmes de Louise de Vilmorin, no. 5, Éditions Amphion [sung text checked 1 time]
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