Boléro triste

Tant que l'enfant me préféra 
tel joueur de flûte 
ou chanteur à la cithare
ou sonneur de cymbales au bal 
peu m'importa
qu'elle aimât tel joueur de flûte 
ou gratteur de cithare

Au carrefour, je suis tombé frappé
frappé d'un coup d'épée.
De qui? joueur de flûte ou gratteur de cithare?

Que la nuit est longue pour mourir si tard.

by Gustav Kahn (1859-1936) , no title, from Chansons d'amant, published 1891

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)

by Charles Martin Tornov Loeffler (1861-1935) , "Boléro triste" [violin, piano, and voice]

Date added to the website: 2008-09-07.

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