This song was recorded live in The Jacqueline du Pré Music Building, St Hilda’s College as part of the Oxford Lieder Festival in 2006.
Click here to listen to this song performed by Sophie Daneman and Julius Drake.
Hôtel
French source:
Guillaume Apollinaire
Le soleil passe son bras par la fenêtre
Mais moi qui veux fumer pour faire des mirages
J’allume au feu du jour ma cigarette
Je ne veux pas travailler je veux fumer
Hotel
English translation ©
Richard Stokes
The sun slips its arm through the window
But I who want to smoke to make mirages
I light my cigarette on daylight's fire
I do not want to work I want to smoke
Translations by Richard Stokes, from A French Song Companion (Oxford, 2000)
Hôtel
French source:
Guillaume Apollinaire
Hotel
English source:
Richard Stokes
Ma chambre a la forme d’une cage
My room is shaped like a cage
Le soleil passe son bras par la fenêtre
The sun slips its arm through the window
Mais moi qui veux fumer pour faire des mirages
But I who want to smoke to make mirages
J’allume au feu du jour ma cigarette
I light my cigarette on daylight's fire
Je ne veux pas travailler je veux fumer
I do not want to work I want to smoke
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. Read the full…
Poet
Guillaume Apollinaire
Guillaume Apollinaire (26 August 1880 – 9 November 1918) was a French poet, playwright, short story writer, novelist, and art critic of Polish-Belarusian descent. Apollinaire is considered one of the foremost poets of the early 20th century, as…
Performances
Previously performed at:
- Parfums et Paroles 14 Oct 2023
- She Represents 14 Oct 2023
- 74. Mastercourse Showcase Recital: Mastercourse participants, introduced by Mark Padmore 29 Oct 2022
- 68. Mastercourse Day Five 28 Oct 2022
- 64. Mastercourse Day Four 27 Oct 2022
- 58. Mastercourse Day Three 26 Oct 2022
- 54. Mastercourse Day Two 25 Oct 2022
- 50. Mastercourse Day One 24 Oct 2022
- Song at Wolfson / Joshua Owen Mills: Beethoven, Fauré, Poulenc and Quilter 09 May 2019
- Oxford Lieder at Fairlight Hall: Joshua Owen Mills sings Fauré, Poulenc and Quilter 05 May 2019
- Mastercourse Day One 23 Oct 2017