by Jean Cocteau (1889 - 1963)
Enfant de troupe
Language: French (Français)
Our translations: ENG
Morceau pour piston seul, polka, Caramels mous, bonbons acidulés, pastilles de menthe ENTR'ACTE. L'odeur en sabots. Beau gibier de satin tué par le tambour. Hambourg, bock, sirop de framboise. Oiseleur de ses propres mains. Intermède; uniforme bleu. Le trapèze encense la mort.
Text Authorship:
- by Jean Cocteau (1889 - 1963) [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 Francis Poulenc (1899 - 1963), "Enfant de troupe", FP. 16 (1919), published 1920 [ high voice and orchestra or piano ], from Cocardes, no. 3, Les Éditions de la Sirène [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Laura Prichard) , "Child of the [circus] troupe", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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