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»Un cyclone ?« La mer était calme, Et le soleil radieux. Un cyclone ? Ce n'était qu'un prétexte inventé par le fidèle Jean, Le merveilleux et ridicule serviteur. Un cyclone ? »Il n'y en avait pas plus que dans le creux de la main« dites-vous ? Mais le cyclone était dans ton cœur Où le sang bouillonnait avec frénésie. Et comme cela se trouve ! La circulation du sang fut découverte par un savant d'Angleterre, Qui s'appelait Harvey, ô Lilian !
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- by Charles Koechlin (1867 - 1950), "Le cyclone"
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)
- by Charles Koechlin (1867 - 1950), "Le cyclone ", op. 151 no. 5 (1935), published 1988 [ voice and piano ], from Sept chansons pour Gladys, no. 5, Paris, Éd. Max Eschig [sung text checked 1 time]
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- ENG English (Marian Nelson) , "The cyclone", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website: 2010-04-03
Line count: 14
Word count: 81
“A cyclone?” The sea was calm, And the radiant sun. A cyclone? It was only a pretext invented by the faithful John, The wonderful and ridiculous servant. A cyclone? “There was no more than in the palm of your hand” you say? But the cyclone was in your heart Where the blood was in a frenzy And how appropriate was that! The circulation of the blood was discovered by an English scientist named Harvey Oh Lilian!
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- Translation from French (Français) to English copyright © 2014 by Marian Nelson, (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 Charles Koechlin (1867 - 1950), "Le cyclone"
This text was added to the website: 2014-02-25
Line count: 14
Word count: 76