by Eugène Émile Paul Grindel (1895 - 1952), as Paul Éluard
Une roulotte couverte en tuiles
Language: French (Français)
Our translations: ENG
Une roulotte couverte en tuiles Le cheval mort un enfant maître Pensant le front bleu de haine A deux seins s'abattant sur lui Comme deux poings Ce mélodrame nous arrache La raison du cœur.
About the headline (FAQ)
Confirmed with Paul Éluard, Œuvres complètes, Vol. 1, Paris: Gallimard, 1968, Page 496.
Text Authorship:
- by Eugène Émile Paul Grindel (1895 - 1952), as Paul Éluard, "Rideau", appears in Les yeux fertiles [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), "Une roulotte couverte en tuiles", FP 86 no. 4 (1936), published 1937 [ high voice and piano ], from Tel jour Telle nuit, no. 4, Éd. Durand [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Grant Hicks) , "A caravan covered in tiles", copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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