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by Pierre-Jules-Théophile Gautier (1811 - 1872)

Chauves‑souris, hiboux, chouettes,...
Language: French (Français) 
Chauves-souris, hiboux, chouettes, vautours chauves,
Grands-ducs, oiseaux de nuit aux yeux flambants et fauves,
Monstres de tout espèce et qu'un ne connaît pas,
Stryges au bec crochu, Goules, Larves, Harpies,
Vampires, Loups-garous, Brucolaques impies,
Mammouths, Léviathans, Crocodiles, Boas,
Cela grogne, glapit, siffle, rit et babille,
Cela grouille, reluit, vole, rampe, et sautille ;
Le sol en est couvert, l'air en est obscurci.
— Des balais haletants la course est moins rapide,
Et de ses doigts noueux tirant à soi la bride,
     La vieille cria : — C'est ici.

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Confirmed with Poésies complètes de Théophile Gautier, Paris: Charpentier, 1858, Page 48.


Text Authorship:

  • by Pierre-Jules-Théophile Gautier (1811 - 1872), no title, written 1832, appears in Albertus, ou L'âme et le péché -- Légende théologique, no. 110, Paris, Éd. Paulin, first published 1833 [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 Stéphane Gassot (b. 1987), "Albertus", 2013 [ medium voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]

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This text was added to the website: 2025-06-15
Line count: 12
Word count: 86

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