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by Eugène Émile Paul Grindel (1895 - 1952), as Paul Éluard

Baigneuse du clair au sombre
Language: French (Français) 
L'après-midi du même jour. Légère, tu bouges et,
   légers, le sable et la mer bougent.
Nous admirons l’ordre des choses, l’ordre des terres,
   l’ordre des clartés, l’ordre des heures.
   Mais cette ombre qui disparaît et cet élément douloureux, qui disparaît.
Le soir, la noblesse est partie de ce ciel.
   Ici, tout se blottit dans un feu qui s’éteint.
Le soir. La mer n’a plus de lumière et, comme aux temps anciens,
   tu pourrais dormir dans la mer.

Note: this poem has four lines, which we have broken so that they can fit on the page.


Text Authorship:

  • by Eugène Émile Paul Grindel (1895 - 1952), as Paul Éluard, "Baigneuse du clair au sombre" [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 Serge Nigg (1924 - 2008), "Baigneuse du clair au sombre", published 1989, first performed 1987 [ soprano and piano or orchestra ], from cantata Du clair au sombre. Cantate sur des poèmes de P. Éluard, no. 5, Éd. Gérard Billaudot [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2021-01-22
Line count: 9
Word count: 77

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