by Eugène Émile Paul Grindel (1895 - 1952), as Paul Éluard
J'ai eu longtemps un visage inutile
Language: French (Français)
J'ai eu longtemps un visage inutile,
Mais maintenant
J'ai un visage pour être aimé,
J'ai un visage pour être heureux.
About the headline (FAQ)
Confirmed with Paul Éluard, Œuvres complètes, Vol. 1, Paris: Gallimard, 1968, Page 33.
Text Authorship:
- by Eugène Émile Paul Grindel (1895 - 1952), as Paul Éluard, no title, appears in Poèmes pour la paix, no. 8, first published 1918 [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 Gary Bachlund (b. 1947), "Pour être heureux", 2007 [ medium voice and piano ], from Poèmes pour la paix, no. 8 [sung text checked 1 time]
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