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by Robert Desnos (1900 - 1945)

Porte Saint‑Martin, Porte Saint‑Denis
Language: French (Français) 
Porte Saint-Martin, Porte Saint-Denis,
Voir briller la lune à travers la voûte,
Porte Saint-Martin, Porte Saint-Denis,
Du nord ou au sud s’allonge la route,
Porte Saint-Denis, Porte Saint-Martin,
Au nord ou au sud suivre son chemin,
Porte Saint-Denis, Porte Saint-Martin,
Passer sous la voûte au petit matin,
Porte Saint-Martin, Porte Saint-Denis,
Boire un café noir avec des amis,
Porte Saint-Martin, Porte Saint-Denis,
Quand le ciel blanchit au petit matin,
Porte Saint-Denis, Porte Saint-Martin,
Dans l’aube noyer les anciens chagrins,
Partir en chantant vers un but lointain,
Avec nos copains, avec nos amis,
Porte Saint-Denis, Porte Saint-Martin
Par un beau soleil, par un beau matin.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Robert Desnos (1900 - 1945), "Couplets des Portes Saint-Martin et Saint-Denis", written 1942, appears in État de veille, no. 11 [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 Marcel Delannoy (1898 - 1962), "Les portes", op. 48 no. 1 (1944), published 1946, first performed 1946 [medium voice and piano], from État de Veille, no. 1, Édition Max Eschig [ sung text not verified ]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2017-02-13
Line count: 18
Word count: 104

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