The Halo | As I was crossing the boulevard my halo detached itself

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by Charles Baudelaire (1821 - 1867)

Translation © by Grant Hicks

L'Auréole

Language: French (Français)

Our translations: ENG

Comme je traversais le boulevard mon auréole s’est détachée 
et est tombée dans la boue. C’était un mauvais présage.

Text Authorship:

by Charles Baudelaire (1821 - 1867), appears in Journaux intimes [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 Judith Bingham (b. 1952), "L'Auréole", first performed 2013 [ voice and piano ], from My Heart Laid Bare, no. 1, confirmed with a concert programme booklet [sung text checked 1 time]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

ENG English (Grant Hicks) , "The Halo", copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2018-01-30
Line count: 2
Word count: 19

The Halo

Language: English after the French (Français)

As I was crossing the boulevard my halo detached itself
and fell into the mud. It was a bad omen.

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Translation from French (Français) to English copyright © 2025 by Grant Hicks, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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a text in French (Français) by Charles Baudelaire (1821 - 1867), appears in Journaux intimes
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This text was added to the website: 2025-09-15
Line count: 2
Word count: 20