by Eugène Émile Paul Grindel (1895 - 1952), as Paul Éluard
Il la prend dans ses bras
Language: French (Français)
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Il la prend dans ses bras Lueurs brillantes un instant entrevues Aux omoplates aux épaules aux seins Puis cachées par un nuage. Elle porte la main [à]1 son coeur Elle pâlit elle frissonne Qui donc a crié ? Mais l'autre s'il est [encore]2 vivant On le retrouvera Dans une ville inconnue.
About the headline (FAQ)
View text without footnotesConfirmed with Paul Éluard, Œuvres complètes, Vol. 1, Paris: Gallimard, 1968, Page 301.
1 Poulenc: "sur"2 Poulenc: "encor"
Text Authorship:
- by Eugène Émile Paul Grindel (1895 - 1952), as Paul Éluard, no title, written 1930, appears in À toute épreuve , in Confections, no. 9, appears in La vie immédiate, in Confections, no. 21, Éd. Surréalistes, first published 1930 [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), "Il la prend dans ses bras", FP 77 no. 2 (1935), published 1935 [ medium voice and piano ], from Cinq Poèmes de Paul Éluard, no. 2, Éd. Durand [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2026, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Peter Low) , "He takes her into his arms", copyright © 2002, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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