by Paul Verlaine (1844 - 1896)
Cythère
Language: French (Français)
Un pavillon à claires-voies Abrite doucement nos joies Qu'éventent des rosiers amis; L'odeur des roses, faible, grâce Au vent léger d'été qui passe, Se mêle aux parfums qu'elle a mis ; Comme ses yeux l'avaient promis, Son courage est grand et sa lèvre Communique une exquise fièvre ; Et l'Amour comblant tout, hormis La Faim, sorbets et confitures Nous préservent des courbatures.
Authorship
- by Paul Verlaine (1844 - 1896), "Cythère", appears in Fêtes galantes, no. 12, first published 1869 [author's text checked 1 time 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 Raoul Laparra (1876 - 1943), "Cythère", published 1927 [voice and piano], from Pastels, suite de mélodies sur des Fétes galantes , no. 6, Paris, Gallet [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Benoît Mernier (b. 1964), "Cythère" [voice and piano] [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Fernand Ochsé (1879 - 1944), "Cythère", 1908, published 1913 [voice and piano], from Le Parc, no. 9, Berlin, Fürstner [ sung text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Irena Regina Poldowski, née Wieniawski (1880 - 1932), "Cythère", 1912, published 1913 [voice and piano], Paris, Rœder [ sung text checked 1 time]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Siegmar Mehring (1856 - 1915) , "Cythere" ; composed by Richard Trunk.
- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Siegmar Mehring (1856 - 1915) , "Cythere" ; composed by Max Kowalski.
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This text was added to the website: 2009-01-04
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Word count: 62