Songs

Désinvoluture

by Germaine Tailleferre From Pancarte pour une porte d'entrée (2003)

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Désinvoluture
French source: Robert Pinget

Vous n’êtes plus que de mauvais augure amie qu’ignorant
j’aimais sous couleur de m’enfuir
Avec ta chevelure comme un volage
et pour votre cœur mon goût de ta désinvolture.

Laid back
English translation © Anon.

You are merely a friend of ill omen not knowing that I loved under the pretence of fleeing
With your tresses like an unstable boat and for your heart my taste for your ease of manner

Désinvoluture
French source: Robert Pinget

Laid back
English source: Anon.

Vous n’êtes plus que de mauvais augure amie qu’ignorant
You are merely a friend of ill omen not knowing that I loved under the pretence of fleeing
j’aimais sous couleur de m’enfuir
With your tresses like an unstable boat and for your heart my taste for your ease of manner
Avec ta chevelure comme un volage
et pour votre cœur mon goût de ta désinvolture.

Composer

Germaine Tailleferre

The composer Germaine Tailleferre (1892-1983) played the piano and organ, taught and also painted. Thanks to her father’s opposition to her musical education, she changed her name early on from ‘Taillefesse’ to ‘Tailleferre’. Her mother gave her…

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