by Wilhelm Albert Włodzimierz Apolinary Kostrowicki (1880 - 1918), as Guillaume Apollinaire
Refus de la colombe
Language: French (Français)
Mensonge de l'Annonciade La Noël fut la Passion Et qu'elle était charmante et sade Cette renonciation Si la colombe poignardée Saigne encore de ses refus J'en plume les ailes l'idée Et le poème que tu fus
First published in Le Mercure de France, July 1, 1916
Text Authorship:
- by Wilhelm Albert Włodzimierz Apolinary Kostrowicki (1880 - 1918), as Guillaume Apollinaire, "Refus de la colombe", written 1915, appears in Calligrammes - Poèmes de la paix et de la guerre, in Lueurs des tirs, no. 3, first published 1916 [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), "Refus de la colombe", 1932 [high voice and piano], from Cinq poèmes de Guillaume Apollinaire, no. 1. [ sung text not verified ]
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This text was added to the website: 2017-02-08
Line count: 8
Word count: 36