La chèvre du Thibet, 'The Tibetan goat'
French source:
Guillaume Apollinaire
Ceux d’or pour qui prit tant de peine
Jason ne valent rien au prix
Des cheveux dont je suis épris
The Tibetan goat
English translation ©
Richard Stokes
The golden hair that so preoccupied
Jason, cannot match
The head of hair I’m smitten with.
La chèvre du Thibet, 'The Tibetan goat'
French source:
Guillaume Apollinaire
The Tibetan goat
English source:
Richard Stokes
Les poils de cette chèvre et même
The hair of this goat and even
Ceux d’or pour qui prit tant de peine
The golden hair that so preoccupied
Jason ne valent rien au prix
Jason, cannot match
Des cheveux dont je suis épris
The head of hair I’m smitten with.
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…