by Louis-Alexandre Fortoul (1870 - 1948), as Ludovic Fortolis
La Lune
Language: French (Français)
On dit qu'au ruisseaux, l'été, La lune vient boire Cela me met en gaieté, Je n'y veux point croire. Car lorsqu'au bleufirmament Son œil froid s'irise Ce n'est pas d'eau seulement Que la lune est grise.
Authorship:
- by Louis-Alexandre Fortoul (1870 - 1948), as Ludovic Fortolis [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 Hedwige Chrétien (1859 - 1944), "La Lune" [ medium voice and piano ], from Petits Poèmes du Bord de l'Eau, no. 4, Éd. Rouart-Lerolle [sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2023-06-12
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