by Louise de Vilmorin (1902 - 1969)
Fleurs
Language: French (Français)
Fleurs promises, fleurs tenues dans tes bras, Fleurs sorties des parenthèses d'un pas, Qui t'apportait ces fleurs l'hiver Saupoudrées du sable des mers ? Sable de tes baisers, fleurs des amours fanées Les beaux yeux sont de cendre et dans la cheminée Un coeur en rubanné de plaintes Brûle avec ses images saintes.
Text Authorship:
- by Louise de Vilmorin (1902 - 1969), "Fleurs", written 1939, appears in Fiançailles pour rire, no. 22, Paris, Éd. NRF Gallimard, first published 1939 [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 Francis Poulenc (1899 - 1963), "Fleurs", FP 101 no. 6 (1939), first performed 1942 [ soprano and piano ], from Fiançailles pour rire, no. 6 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Flors", copyright © 2026, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Laura Claycomb) , "Flowers", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 52