by Paul Verlaine (1844 - 1896)
Colombine
Language: French (Français)
Léandre le sot, Pierrot qui d'un saut, De puce Franchit le buisson, Cassandre sous son Capuce, Arlequin aussi, Cet aigrefin si Fantasque Aux costumes fous, Ses yeux luisants sous Son masque, - Do, mi, sol, mi, fa, - Tout ce monde va, Rit, chante Et danse devant Une belle enfant Méchante Dont les yeux pervers Comme les yeux verts Des chattes Gardent ses appas Et disent: "À bas Les pattes!" - Eux ils vont toujours! - Fatidique cours Des astres, Oh! dis-moi vers quels Mornes ou cruels Désastres L'implacable enfant, Preste et relevant Ses jupes, La rose au chapeau, Conduit son troupeau De dupes?
Authorship
- by Paul Verlaine (1844 - 1896), "Colombine", appears in Fêtes galantes, no. 19, Paris, Éditions Alphonse Lemerre, first published 1869 [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 Lubor Bárta (b. 1928), "Colombine", published 1963 [ men's chorus a cappella ], from Trois chœurs pour hommes a cappella, no. 3, Prague, Fonds musical tchèque [sung text not yet checked]
- by Roger Boutry (b. 1932), "Colombine", 1956, published 1972 [ high voice, piano, and violin ], from Chansons du Sol, no. 3, Paris, Éd. Salabert [sung text not yet checked]
- by Georges Brassens (1921 - 1981), "Colombine", published 1957 [ voice and piano ], Paris, Ventura [sung text not yet checked]
- by Georges (Jerzy) Nawrocki , "Colombine", 1971/1972 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Fernand Ochsé (1879 - 1944), "Colombine", 1908, published 1913 [ voice and piano ], from Le Parc, no. 13, Berlin, Fürstner [sung text not yet checked]
- by Max d'Ollone (1875 - 1959), "Colombine", published 1925 [ voice and piano ], Paris, Heugel [sung text not yet checked]
- by Irena Regina Poldowski, née Wieniawski (1880 - 1932), "Colombine", 1911, published 1913 [ voice and piano ], Paris, Rœder [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Pierre Thilloy (b. 1970), "Colombine", 1996, published 1997 [ baritone and piano ], from Verlainexquises, no. 1, Éd. du compositeur [sung text not yet checked]
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