Le Bœuf | Ce chérubin dit la louange

by Wilhelm Albert Włodzimierz Apolinary Kostrowicki (1880 - 1918), as Guillaume Apollinaire

Le Bœuf

Language: French (Français)

Our translations: ENG

Ce chérubin dit la louange 
Du paradis, où, près des anges, 
Nous revivrons, mes chers amis 
Quand le bon Dieu l'aura permis.

First appeared in the revue La Phalange, June 15, 1908, in "La Marchande des quatre saisons ou le bestiaire mondain" no. 18 of 18, and later in the 1911 publication of "Le Bestiaire ou Cortège d'Orphée", Paris, Deplanche.

Note provided by Laura Prichard: In classical mythology, the ox is both a moon symbol (ridden by the goddess Diana/Artemis) and a sun symbol (representing kingly power and strength). Cherubim are sometimes depicted as winged oxen in European art.

Text Authorship:

by Wilhelm Albert Włodzimierz Apolinary Kostrowicki (1880 - 1918), as Guillaume Apollinaire, "Le Bœuf", written 1908, appears in Le Bestiaire, ou Cortège d'Orphée, no. 30, first published 1908 [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 Claude Ballif (1924 - 2004), "Le Bœuf", op. 1b no. 30 (1945-48), published 1994 [ voice and piano ], from Le Cortège d’Orphée, no. 30, Édition Durand & Fils [sung text not yet checked]
by Louis Durey (1888 - 1979), "Le Bœuf", op. 17a no. 30 (1919), from Le Bestiaire, no. 30 [sung text checked 1 time]
by Rachel Laurin (b. 1961), "Le Bœuf", op. 22 no. 5 (1992), copyright © 1992 [ medium voice and piano ], from Le Bestiaire, no. 5 [sung text not yet checked]

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

Researcher for this page: Ted Perry

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 4
Word count: 22