Rient del cel i dels planetes

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by Eugène Émile Paul Grindel (1895 - 1952), as Paul Éluard

Translation © by Salvador Pila

Riant du ciel et des planètes

Language: French (Français)

Our translations: CAT ENG

Riant du ciel et des planètes
La bouche imbibée de confiance
Les sages
Veulent des fils
Et des fils de leurs fils
Jusqu’à périr d’usure

Le temps ne pèse que les fous
L’abîme est seul à verdoyer
Et les sages sont ridicules.

About the headline (FAQ)

Confirmed with Paul Éluard, Œuvres complètes, Vol. 1, Paris: Gallimard, 1968, Page 1061.

Text Authorship:

by Eugène Émile Paul Grindel (1895 - 1952), as Paul Éluard, "Première marche la voix d'un autre" [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), "Riant du ciel et des planètes", FP 120 no. 5 (1943), first performed 1946 [ chorus ], from cantata Figure humaine, no. 5, Éditions Salabert [sung text checked 1 time]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2026, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Grant Hicks) , copyright © 2026, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2021-01-22
Line count: 9
Word count: 42

Rient del cel i dels planetes

Language: Catalan (Català) after the French (Français)

Rient del cel i dels planetes
la boca xopa de confiança
els savis
volen fills
i fills dels seus fills
fins a morir de desgast

El temps pesa només sobre els folls
l'abisme és l’únic que verdeja 
i els savis són ridículs.

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Translations of titles:
"Première marche la voix d'un autre" = "Primer pas la veu d'un altre"
"Riant du ciel et des planètes" = "Rient del cel i dels planetes"

Text Authorship:

Translation from French (Français) to Catalan (Català) copyright © 2026 by Salvador Pila, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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a text in French (Français) by Eugène Émile Paul Grindel (1895 - 1952), as Paul Éluard, "Première marche la voix d'un autre"
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This text was added to the website: 2026-05-02
Line count: 9
Word count: 42