by Jean Giraudoux (1882 - 1944)
Chanson de la Sirène Rousse
Language: French (Français)
Je vois de Bellac l'abbatiale triste, Le Mail et ce lac (qui n'existe!) Et je vois encore l'automne en personne Sonner dans un cor Qui ne sonne; La foire d'été; Et Tante Solange haïr l'invité Qui ne mange; Ma jeunesse avec Qui, Dieu sait sans charme! Tire d'un coeur sec Cette larme!
Text Authorship:
- by Jean Giraudoux (1882 - 1944), written 1919, appears in Elpénor, Paris, Éd. Émile Paul, first published 1919 [author's text not yet checked 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 Maurice Jaubert (1900 - 1940), "Chanson de la Sirène Rousse", 1927, published 1927 [ high voice and piano ], from Elpénor, no. 1, Éd. La Sirène Musicale [sung text checked 1 time]
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Word count: 52