by Robert Desnos (1900 - 1945)
La Belle‑de‑Nuit
Language: French (Français)
Quand je m'endors et quand je rêve La belle-de-nuit se relève. Elle entre dans la maison En escaladant le balcon, Un rayon de lune la suit, Belle-de-nuit, fleur de minuit.
Text Authorship:
- by Robert Desnos (1900 - 1945), "La Belle-de-Nuit", appears in Chantefables et Chantefleurs, Paris, Éd. Librairie Gründ, first published 1952 [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 Witold Lutoslawski (1913 - 1994), "La Belle-de-Nuit", 1990, published 1992, first performed 1991 [ high voice and orchestra or piano ], from Chantefleurs et chantefables, no. 1, Universal Editions [sung text not yet checked]
- by Jean Wiéner (1896 - 1982), "La Belle-de-Nuit", 1959, published 1959 [ voice and piano ], from Les Chantefleurs, no. 27, Éd. Salabert [sung text not yet checked]
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