by Paul Verlaine (1844 - 1896)
Walcourt
Language: French (Français)
Available translation(s): ENG
Briques et tuiles, Ô les charmants Petits asiles Pour les amants ! Houblons et vignes, Feuilles et fleurs, Tentes insignes Des francs buveurs ! Guinguettes claires, Bières, clameurs, Servantes chères À tous fumeurs ! Gares prochaines, Gais chemins grands... Quelles aubaines, Bons juifs errants !
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.
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
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This text was added to the website: 2012-02-04
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Word count: 45