by Wilhelm Albert Włodzimierz Apolinary Kostrowicki (1880 - 1918), as Guillaume Apollinaire
Toc toc Il a fermé sa porte
Language: French (Français)
Toc toc Il a fermé sa porte Les lys du jardin sont flétris Quel est donc ce mort qu’on emporte Tu viens de toquer à sa porte Et trotte trotte Trotte la petite souris
About the headline (FAQ)
First published in Le Festin d'Ésope, December 1903, as "Le retour", with punctuation; then in Vers et Prose, Vol. XXXI (October-December, 1912) as "La dame", without punctuation.
Text Authorship:
- by Wilhelm Albert Włodzimierz Apolinary Kostrowicki (1880 - 1918), as Guillaume Apollinaire, title 1: "La dame", title 2: "Le retour", written 1903, appears in Alcools [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 Pierre Capdevielle (1906 - 1969), "La dame", 1932 [ medium voice and piano ], from Cinq poèmes de Guillaume Apollinaire, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2017-02-08
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Word count: 34