by Francis Jammes (1868 - 1938)
Elle est gravement gaie. Par moments son...
Language: French (Français)
Our translations: ENG
Elle est gravement gaie. Par moments son regard se levait comme pour surprendre ma pensée. Elle était douce alors comme quand il est tard le velours jaune et bleu d'une allée de pensées.
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Text Authorship:
- by Francis Jammes (1868 - 1938), no title, appears in Clairières dans le ciel, in Tristesses, no. 4, first published 1906 [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 Michel Bosc (b. 1963), "Elle est gravement gaie", 1999 [ high voice, flute, and piano ], from Tristesses, no. 4 [sung text not yet checked]
- by Lili Boulanger (1893 - 1918), "Elle est gravement gaie", 1914, published 1919 [ high voice and piano or orchestra ], from Clairières dans le ciel, no. 2, Ricordi [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Darius Milhaud (1892 - 1974), "Elle est gravement gaie", op. 355 no. 5 (1956), published 1957 [ baritone and piano ], from Tristesses, no. 5, Paris, Éd. Heugel [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Faith J. Cormier) , "She is solemnly gay", copyright © 2003, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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