by Jean Cocteau (1889 - 1963)
Pièce de circonstance
Language: French (Français)
Gravez votre nom dans un arbre Qui poussera jusqu’au nadir. Un arbre vaut mieux que le marbre, Car on y voit les noms grandir.
Text Authorship:
- by Jean Cocteau (1889 - 1963), "Pièce de circonstance", appears in Vocabulaire, first published 1922 [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 Carlos Estrada (1909 - 1970), "Pièce de circonstance", op. 33 (1949) [ medium voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Darius Milhaud (1892 - 1974), "Pièce de circonstance", op. 90 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
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