Unis la fraicheur et le feu
French source:
Paul Éluard
Unis tes lèvres et tes yeux
De ta folie attends sagesse
Fais image de femme et d'homme.
Unite the coolness and the fire
English translation ©
Richard Stokes
Unite your lips and my eyes
From your folly await wisdom
Make an image of woman and man.
Translation © Richard Stokes, from A French Song Companion (Oxford, 2000)
Unis la fraicheur et le feu
French source:
Paul Éluard
Unite the coolness and the fire
English source:
Richard Stokes
Unis la fraîcheur et le feu
Unite the coolness and the fire
Unis tes lèvres et tes yeux
Unite your lips and my eyes
De ta folie attends sagesse
From your folly await wisdom
Fais image de femme et d'homme.
Make an image of woman and man.
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
Paul Éluard
Paul Éluard was a French poet and one of the founders of the surrealist movement.