Violí hipocamp i sirena

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by Louise de Vilmorin (1902 - 1969)

Translation © by Salvador Pila

Violon hippocampe et sirène

Language: French (Français)

Our translations: CAT

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.

Available sung texts: (what is this?)

• F. Poulenc

F. Poulenc sets stanzas 1-2, 4, 3, 5

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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]

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

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2026, (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.
Line count: 25
Word count: 89

Violí hipocamp i sirena

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

Violí hipocamp i sirena
Bressol de cors cor i bressol
Llàgrimes de Maria Magdalena
Sospir d'una reina
      Eco.

Violí orgull de mans àgils
Partença a cavall damunt les aigües
Amor cavalcant el misteri
Lladre en pregària
        Ocell.

Violí alcohol de l'ànima en pena
Preferència múscul del vespre
Espatlles de les estacions sobtades
Fulla de roure
      Mirall.

Violí dona morganàtica
El gat amb botes corrent pel bosc
Pou de veritats llunàtiques
Confessió pública
       Cosset.

Violí cavaller del silenci
Joguina escapada de la felicitat
Pit de mil presències
Vaixell de plaer
        Caçador.

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• F. Poulenc

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Translations of titles:
"Métamorphoses" = "Metamorfosis"
"Paganini" = "Paganini"

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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Based on:

a text in French (Français) by Louise de Vilmorin (1902 - 1969), "Métamorphoses", appears in Le Sable du sablier
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This text was added to the website: 2026-05-23
Line count: 25
Word count: 90