Bouche grave des lions Sourire sinueux des jeunes crocodiles Au fil d'eau du fleuve charriant des millions Iles d'épices Qu'il est beau le fils de la reine veuve et du matelot Le joli matelot délaisse une sirène Sa plainte de veuve au sud de l'îlot C'est la diane dans la cour de la caserne Rêve trop court Aube lanternes mal éteintes Nous nous réveillons Fanfare en haillons!
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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 Georges Auric (1899 - 1983), "Réveil", 1917-8, published 1919 [ medium voice and piano ], from Huit poèmes de Jean Cocteau, no. 2, Paris, E. Demets [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Laura Prichard) , "Awakening", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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