Violon hippocampe et sirène Berceau des coeurs coeur et berceau Larmes de Marie Madeleine [Souper]1 d'une reine [Sanglot]2. Violon orgueil des mains légères Départ à cheval sur les eaux Amour chevauchant le mystère Voleur en prière Oiseau. Violon femme morganatique Chat botté courant la forêt Puit des vérités lunatiques Confession publique Corset. Violon alcool de l'âme en peine Préférence muscle du soir Epaules des saisons soudaines Feuille de chêne Miroir. Violon chevalier du silence Jouet évadé du bonheur Poitrine des mille présences Bateau de plaisance Chasseur.
F. Poulenc sets stanzas 1-2, 4, 3, 5
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View original text (without footnotes)1 Poulenc: "Soupir"
2 Poulenc: "Echo"
Text Authorship:
- by Louise de Vilmorin (1902 - 1969), "Métamorphoses", appears in Le Sable du sablier [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 Francis Poulenc (1899 - 1963), "Paganini", FP 121 no. 3 (1943), stanzas 1-2,4,3,5 [ high voice and piano ], from Métamorphoses, no. 3 [sung text checked 1 time]
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