by Robert Desnos (1900 - 1945)
Le papillon
Language: French (Français)
Trois cents millions de papillons Sont arrivés à Châtillon Afin d’y boire du bouillon, Châtillon-sur-Loire, Châtillon-sur-Marne, Châtillon-sur-Seine. Plaignez les gens de Châtillon ! Ils n’ont plus d’yeux dans leur bouillon Mais des millions de papillons. Châtillon-sur-Seine, Châtillon-sur-Marne, Châtillon-sur-Loire.
Text Authorship:
- by Robert Desnos (1900 - 1945), "Le papillon", appears in Pour les Enfants Sages, in Chantefables, no. 2, Paris, Éd. Librairie Gründ, first published 1944 [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), "Le papillon", 1990, published 1992, first performed 1991 [ high voice and orchestra or piano ], from Chantefleurs et chantefables, no. 9, Universal Editions [sung text not yet checked]
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