by
Franz Toussaint (1879 - 1955)
Après
Language: French (Français) after the Arabic (العربية)
Elle s’était endormie dans mes bras.
Pour la protéger contre la fraicheur de la nuit,
j’avais doucement étalé ses cheveux sur ses [seins]1.
Dans l'herbe, autour de nous, les insectes reprenaient un à un leur musique.
[A cette heure, des mères berçaient aussi]2 leur petite fille...
Available sung texts: (what is this?)
• A. Bonhomme View original text (without footnotes)
Confirmed with Franz Toussaint, Le Jardin des caresses, Paris: L'Édition d'Art H. Piazza, 1921, Page 35.
1 Bonhomme: "épaules"
2 Bonhomme: "C'est l'heure où les mères bercent"
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Jean Artiguères , "Après", published 1927 [ voice and piano ], from Daoulah, no. 3, Paris : H. Maquaire [sung text not yet checked]
- by Marcel Bernheim (1892 - 1963), "Après", published 1925 [ medium voice and piano ], from Cinq Poèmes Arabes extraits du “Jardin des Caresses” de Franz Toussaint, no. 4, Paris, Éditions Maurice Senart [sung text not yet checked]
- by Andrée Marie Clémence Bonhomme (1905 - 1982), "Après", op. 84 no. 2 (1941) [ voice and piano or orchestra ], from Trois poèmes Arabes, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Piero Coppola (1888 - 1971), "Après", published 1924 [ voice and piano or orchestra ], from Dix Poèmes Arabes extraits du Jardin des caresses de Franz Toussaint, no. 1, Paris : Ricordi [sung text not yet checked]
- by Abel Nathan , "Après", published 1930 [ voice and piano ], from Le Jardin des caresses, no. 5, Paris : L. Philippo [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Grant Hicks) , "After", copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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[Guest Editor] This text was added to the website: 2024-10-21
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Word count: 49
After
Language: English after the French (Français)
She had fallen asleep in my arms.
To protect her from the chill of the night,
I had gently spread her hair over her [breasts]1.
In the grass around us, the insects one by one resumed their music.
[At that hour, mothers were also rocking]2 their little daughter...
View original text (without footnotes)
1 Bonhomme: "shoulders"
2 Bonhomme: "It is the hour when mothers rock"
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