by Robert Desnos (1900 - 1945)
La rose
Language: French (Français)
Rose rose, rose blanche, Rose thé, J’ai cueilli la rose en branche Au soleil de l’été Rose blanche, rose rose, Rose d’or, J’ai cueilli la rose éclose Et son parfum m’endort.
Text Authorship:
- by Robert Desnos (1900 - 1945), "La rose", 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 rose", 1990, published 1992, first performed 1991 [ high voice and orchestra or piano ], from Chantefleurs et chantefables, no. 6, Universal Editions [sung text not yet checked]
- by Jean Wiéner (1896 - 1982), "La rose", 1959, published 1959 [ voice and piano ], from Les Chantefleurs, no. 5, Éd. Salabert [sung text not yet checked]
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