by Arshak Chopanyan (1872 - 1954)
La mort passe
Language: French (Français)
Toute seule, silencieuse, Les yeux éteints, par le pâle chemin, La mort passe et s'en va. Ses cheveux pleurent au vent Et sa main entrouverte Laisse tomber des pavots sur ses pas. La mort passe et s'en va.
Text Authorship:
- by Arshak Chopanyan (1872 - 1954), "La mort passe" [author's text not yet checked 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 Arthur Honegger (1892 - 1955), "La mort passe", H. 7 no. 4 (1916), published 1921 [ medium voice and piano ], from Quatre poèmes, no. 4, J & W Chester [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Geoffrey Wieting
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