C'est un faiseur de jolies choses, Qui cueille des souvenirs charmants Tout le long de la route, avec des roses, Des lilas et des muscats. On dit : c'est un amuseur seulement... Un ciseleur de vers délicats, On dit tout cela, sans doute. Mais sait-on si le potier songeant Qu'on voit penché sur son tour, Avec le burin, les émaux et les vernis, Ne s'attarde pas à orner avec amour Sa précieuse coupe d'argent Pour distraire son cœur d'une peine infinie ?
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Authorship:
- by Arthur Justin Léon Leclère (1874 - 1966), as Tristan Klingsor, appears in Schéhérazade, first published 1903 [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
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 Koechlin (1867 - 1950), "Le potier", op. 84 no. 3 (1922-1923) [ soprano or mezzo-soprano and piano ], from Huit Mélodies sur des poésies de T. Klingsor (Shéhérazade) (2d recueil), no. 3 [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Marc Lerique-Koechlin [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2013-06-03
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