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Trois grands lys Trois grands lys sur ma tombe sans croix Trois grands lys poudrés d'or que le vent effarouche Arrosés seulement quand un ciel noir les douche Majestueux et beaux comme sceptres des rois L'un sort de ma plaie et quand un rayon le touche Il se dresse sanglant c'est le lys des effrois Trois grands lys Trois grands lys sur ma tombe sans croix Trois grands lys poudrés d'or que le vent effarouche L'autre sort de mon coeur qui souffre sur la couche Où le rongent les vers L'autre sort de ma bouche Sur ma tombe écartée ils se dressent tous trois Tout seuls tout seuls et maudits comme moi je crois Trois grands lys Trois grands lys sur ma tombe sans croix.
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- by Wilhelm Albert Włodzimierz Apolinary Kostrowicki (1880 - 1918), as Guillaume Apollinaire, "Le suicidé" [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 Vincent Bouchot (b. 1966), "Le suicidé Montagne", 2013 [ voice and piano ], from Fleurs d'Apollinaire : 6 mélodies sur des poèmes sur des poèmes d'Apollinaire, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich (1906 - 1975), "Le suicidé", op. 135 no. 4, from Symphony no. 14, no. 4, also set in Russian (Русский) [sung text not yet checked]
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- Also set in Russian (Русский), a translation by Mikhail Pavlovich Kudinov (1922 - 1994) , copyright © ; composed by Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "El suïcida", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: John Versmoren
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 13
Word count: 125
Tres grans lliris, tres grans lliris damunt la meva tomba sense creu. Tres grans lliris empolsimats d'or, espaordits pel vent. Regats només quan un cel fosc els remulla, majestuosos i bells com ceptres de reis. Un d'ells surt de la meva ferida i, quan un raig de sol el frega, s'alça sangonent. És el lliri del terror. Tres grans lliris, tres grans lliris damunt la meva tomba sense creu. Tres grans lliris empolsimats d'or, espaordits pel vent. Un altre surt del meu cor que jau sofrent en aquest lloc de repòs, rosegat pels cucs. El tercer surt de la meva boca. Tots tres estan damunt la meva solitària tomba. Tots sols, tots sols i condemnats com jo crec que també ho estic. Tres grans lliris, tres grans lliris damunt la meva tomba sense creu.
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- Translation from French (Français) to Catalan (Català) copyright © 2011 by Salvador Pila, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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- a text in French (Français) by Wilhelm Albert Włodzimierz Apolinary Kostrowicki (1880 - 1918), as Guillaume Apollinaire, "Le suicidé"
This text was added to the website: 2011-05-20
Line count: 13
Word count: 134