L'Hirondele
French source:
Robert Pinget
et certaine plus aimante ouït hirondelles qui sont hors de portée
Swallows
English translation ©
Anon.
L'Hirondele
French source:
Robert Pinget
Swallows
English source:
Anon.
Certaine après midi joufflue et pleurante
One weeping and cherubic afternoon and one more loving afternoon swallows can be heard out of reach
et certaine plus aimante ouït hirondelles qui sont hors de portée
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…