La carpe, 'The carp'
French source:
Guillaume Apollinaire
Carpes, que vous vivez longtemps!
Est-ce que la mort vous oublie,
Poissons de la mélancolie.
The carp
English translation ©
Richard Stokes
Carp, how you live for aeons!
Does death forget you,
Fish of melancholy?
Translations by Richard Stokes, from A French Song Companion (Oxford, 2000)
La carpe, 'The carp'
French source:
Guillaume Apollinaire
The carp
English source:
Richard Stokes
Dans vos viviers, dans vos étangs,
In your pools, in your ponds,
Carpes, que vous vivez longtemps!
Carp, how you live for aeons!
Est-ce que la mort vous oublie,
Does death forget you,
Poissons de la mélancolie.
Fish of melancholy?
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:
- Young Artist Auditions (Session 7) 20 Apr 2024
- 11. Elizabeth Watts: Carnival of the Animals 09 Oct 2021