by Jules Renard (1864 - 1910)
Le Crapaud
Language: French (Français)
J’écoute le crapaud Régulièrement s’échappe de lui une goutte sonore Une goutte triste Elle ne semble pas venir de terre On dirait plutôt La plainte d’un oiseau perché sur un arbre C’est le gémissement obstiné de toute la campagne Ruisselante de pluie Un aboiement de chien, un bruit de porte le font taire…
Text Authorship:
- by Jules Renard (1864 - 1910) [author's text not yet checked 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 Isabelle Aboulker (b. 1938), "Le Crapaud", published 2011 [ vocal duet for 2 mezzo-sopranos or baritones with piano ], from Petites histoires naturelles, no. 12, Paris, Éd. Henry Lemoine [sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2021-11-28
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