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by Robert, comte de Montesquiou-Fezensac (1855 - 1921)

Dirai‑je tout ce que j'entends
Language: French (Français) 
        Entre la nuit qui tombe et le jour qui s'enfuit,
                 LAMARTINE.

Dirai-je tout ce que j'entends
Dans la sonorité de mauve.
Et que j'y vois, en même temps ?

Rose qui vient, bleu qui se sauve,
Livrent des assauts hésitants
Dans le ton incertain du mauve.

Puis ce sont des rêves flottants
Par le mystère de l'alcôve
Aux crépuscules invitants.

Et sous les clairs de lune mauves,
Voici les vols inquiétants
Et tournoyants des souris-chauves

Qui palpitent sur des étangs... 

About the headline (FAQ)

Confirmed with Comte Robert de Montesquiou-Fezensac, Les Chauves-Souris, Paris, G. Richard, 1893, pages 37.


Text Authorship:

  • by Robert, comte de Montesquiou-Fezensac (1855 - 1921), "Salve malva", appears in Les chauves-souris, in Demi-teintes, no. 6, Paris, Éd. G. Richard, first published 1892 [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 Léon Delafosse (1874 - 1951), "Mauve", 1894?, published <<1895 [ high voice and piano ], from Les Chauves-Souris, no. 7, Éd. 'Au Ménestrel' Heugel [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2017-03-18
Line count: 15
Word count: 81

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