by Franz Toussaint (1879 - 1955)
Il jaillit d'un bassin pavé de nénuphars
Language: French (Français)
Our translations: ENG
Il jaillit d'un bassin pavé de nénuphars, et son gonfanon irisé rallie, le soir, les coulombes. Quelquefois, le vent lui arrache une poussière fraiche, qui tourbillonne jusqu'à notre banc. Alors, seulement, je fais entendre à ma bien-aimée mes éternels reproches. Et si ma bien-aimée vient à essuyer ses yeux, je maudis la poussière du jet d'eau.
About the headline (FAQ)
Confirmed with Franz Toussaint, Le jardin des caresses, Paris: H. Piazza, 1921, pages 118-119.
Text Authorship:
- by Franz Toussaint (1879 - 1955), "La poussière du jet d'eau" [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 Pierre Giriat (1886 - 1979), "Il jaillit d'un bassin...", op. 4 no. 3, copyright © 1925 [ voice and piano ], from Trois Poèmes de Franz Toussaint, no. 3, Paris : Rouart, Lerolle [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Grant Hicks) , copyright © 2026, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Research team for this page: Grant Hicks [Guest Editor] , Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2026-02-22
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