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Tout disparut (1950) FP 147

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La Fraîcheur et le Feu (FP 147)

Tout disparut

Paul Éluard

Tout disparut même les toits même le ciel

Même l'ombre tombée des branches

Sur les cimes des mousses tendres

Mêmes les mots et les regards bien accordés

Sœurs mirotières de mes larmes

Les étoiles brillaient autour de ma fenêtre

Et mes yeux refermant leurs ailes pour la nuit

Vivaient d'un univers sans bornes.

All vanished

English Translation © Richard Stokes

All vanished even the roofs even the sky

Even the shade fallen from the branches

Onto the tips of soft mosses

Even the words and harmonious glances

Sisters mirroring my tears

Stars shone round my window

And my eyes closing once more their wings for the night

Lived in the limitless universe.

Translation © Richard Stokes, from A French Song Companion (Oxford, 2000)

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Composer

Francis Poulenc

Francis Jean Marcel Poulenc (F7 January 1899 – 30 January 1963) was a French composer and pianist. His compositions include mélodies, solo piano works, chamber music, choral pieces, operas, ballets, and orchestral concert music.

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Poet

Paul Éluard

Paul Éluard was a French poet and one of the founders of the surrealist movement.

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10 Mar 2018: Ema Nikolovska & Nathan Tinker

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