A Palma de Majorque Tout le monde est heureux On mange dans la rue Des sorbets au citron Des fiacres plus jolis Que des violoncelles Vous attendent au port Pour vous mettre à l´hôtel Racontez-moi encore Palma des Baléares Je ne connais qu´une île Au milieu de la Marne Elle est petite en tôle Comme un tir de la foire Mon cœur est l´œuf qui danse Sur le haut du jet d´eau Monsieur le photographe Un oiseau va sortir La noce qui s´embarque Je reste seul sauvage Marquises Carolines Votre nom sur la carte Grave le mien dans l´arbre Près de la balançoire Express et paquebots Qui bercent nos voyages Ce sont les bateaux-mouche Et les trains de plaisir
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Text Authorship:
- by Jean Cocteau (1889 - 1963), "Îles", written 1920, appears in Poésies 1917-1920, Paris, Éd. de la Sirène, first published 1920 [author's text not yet checked 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 Henri-Pierre Poupard (1901 - 1989), as Henri Sauguet, "Îles", 1921 [ high voice and piano ], from Deux Poèmes de Jean Cocteau, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Louise-Marie Simon (1903 - 1990), as Claude Arrieu, "Îles", published 1984 [ high voice and piano ], Paris, Ed. Amphion [sung text not yet checked]
- by George Van Parys (1902 - 1971), "Îles", 1953, published 1954, first performed 1953 [ medium voice and piano ], from Cinq Poèmes de Jean Cocteau, no. 1, Éd. Salabert [sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2016-01-15
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