by Jean Cocteau (1889 - 1963)
Ex‑voto
Language: French (Français)
Our translations: ENG
Autour de la Sainte Vierge il fait chaud ce sont les cierges On se trouve toujours heureux Dans un vase de loterie bleu Dessus le prénom des morts Est inscrit en lettres d'or.
Text Authorship:
- by Jean Cocteau (1889 - 1963), "Ex-voto", written 1920?, appears in Poésies 1917-1920, Éd. La Sirène, first published 1920 [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), "Ex-voto", H. 51 no. 4 (1923), published 1924, from Six Poésies de Jean Cocteau, no. 4 [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Laura Prichard) , "A Votive Offering", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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