Note provided by Laura Prichard: In 1871, Verlaine met the poet Rimbaud, and then left his wife Mathilde for him, traveling together for three years. This poem [set in Walcourt, Belgium] describes their amorous adventures on the road.

Text Authorship:

• by Paul Verlaine (1844 - 1896), "Walcourt", written 1873, appears in Romances sans paroles, in Paysages belges, no. 1 [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 Théotiste-Catule-Jérôme Carlin (1903 - 1952), "Walcourt", published 1943 [ voice and piano ], Paris, Théo-Carlin [sung text not yet checked]
• by Lucien Mawet (1875 - 1947), "Walcourt", published 1921 [ voice and piano ], Paris, L. Mawet [sung text not yet checked]
• by Georges (Jerzy) Nawrocki , "Walcourt", 1971/1972 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
• by Jósef-Zygmunt Szulc (1875 - 1956), "Walcourt", op. 83 (Dix mélodies sur des poésies de Verlaine) no. 2, published 1907 [ voice and piano ], Paris, Rouart Lerolle [sung text not yet checked]

Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:

• Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Arthur Grüber.
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Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

• ENG English (Laura Prichard) , "Walcourt", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

This text was added to the website: 2012-02-04
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