by Eugène Émile Paul Grindel (1895 - 1952), as Paul Éluard
Cheval
Language: French (Français)
Cheval seul, cheval perdu,
Malade de la pluie, vibrant d'insectes,
Cheval seul, vieux cheval.
Aux fêtes du galop,
Son élan serait vers la terre,
Il se tuerait.
Et, fidèle aux cailloux,
Cheval seul attend la nuit
Pour n'être pas obligé
De voir clair et de se sauver.
Confirmed with Paul Éluard, Œuvres complètes, Vol. 1, Paris: Gallimard, 1968, Pages 39-40.
Text Authorship:
- by Eugène Émile Paul Grindel (1895 - 1952), as Paul Éluard, "Cheval", appears in Les Animaux et leurs hommes, les hommes et leurs animaux, in Les Animaux et leurs hommes, no. 2, first published 1920 [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 Henri-Pierre Poupard (1901 - 1989), as Henri Sauguet, "Cheval", 1921, published 1926 [ tenor and piano ], from Les animaux et leurs hommes, no. 1, Éd. Jobert [sung text checked 1 time]
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