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by Max Jacob (1876 - 1944)

Translation © by Salvador Pila

Poète et ténor

Language: French (Français)

Our translations: CAT ENG

     Poète et ténor
   L'oriflamme au nord
      Je chante la mort.
      Poète et tambour
      Natif de Colliour
     Je chante l'amour.
        Poète et marin
     Versez-moi du vin
Versez ! versez ! Je divulgue
    Le secret des algues.
       Poète et chrétien
  Le Christ est mon bien
     Je ne dis plus rien.

Text Authorship:

by Max Jacob (1876 - 1944), "Poète et ténor", appears in Ballades, first published 1938 [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 Francis Poulenc (1899 - 1963), "Poète et ténor", FP. 22 no. 3 [baritone and woodwinds], from Quatre poèmes de Max Jacob, no. 3. [ sung text verified 1 time]

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

ENG English (Laura Prichard) , "Poet and tenor", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2013-06-05
Line count: 13
Word count: 47

Poeta i tenor

Language: Catalan (Català) after the French (Français)

   Poeta i tenor
L’oriflama al nord
   Canto la mort.
   Poeta i tambor
   Nascut a Cotlliure
Canto l'amor.
   Poeta i mariner
   Serviu-me vi
Serviu! Serviu! Revelo
   El secret de les algues.
      Poeta i cristià
Crist és el meu bé
   No dic res més.

Text Authorship:

Translation from French (Français) to Catalan (Català) copyright © 2026 by Salvador Pila, (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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Based on:

a text in French (Français) by Max Jacob (1876 - 1944), "Poète et ténor", appears in Ballades, first published 1938
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This text was added to the website: 2026-05-30
Line count: 13
Word count: 43