by
Franz Toussaint (1879 - 1955)
Poignards
Language: French (Français) after the Arabic (العربية)
Celui qui brille au joyeux soleil des batailles.
Celui de l'assassin, rouillé de sang.
Et ton regard.
Confirmed with Franz Toussaint, Le jardin des caresses, Paris : Piazza, 1919, p.43
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Piero Coppola (1888 - 1971), "Poignards", published 1924 [ voice and piano or orchestra ], from Dix Poèmes Arabes extraits du Jardin des caresses de Franz Toussaint, no. 4, Paris : Ricordi [sung text not yet checked]
- by Jacqueline Despas (1893 - 1968), "Poignards", published 1923 [ medium voice and piano ], from Poèmes Arabes, no. 7, Paris, Éd. Jobert [sung text not yet checked]
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- ENG English (Grant Hicks) , "Daggers", copyright © 2026, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Daggers
Language: English after the French (Français)
The one that gleams in the joyous sunlight of battle.
The one of the assassin, rusty with blood.
And your glance.
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