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Dans les ténèbres du jardin (1950) FP 147

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La Fraîcheur et le Feu (FP 147)

Dans les ténèbres du jardin

Paul Éluard

Dans les ténèbres du jardin
Viennent des filles invisibles
Plus fine qu'à midi l'ondée
Mon sommeil les a pour amies
Elles m'enivrent en secret
De leurs complaisances aveugles.

Into the darkness of the garden

English Translation © Richard Stokes

Into the darkness of the garden
Some invisible maidens enter
More delicate than the midday shower
My sleep has them for friends
They intoxicate me secretly
With their blind complaisance.
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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