by Wilhelm Albert Włodzimierz Apolinary Kostrowicki (1880 - 1918), as Guillaume Apollinaire
Il y en a tant
Language: French (Français)
Il y en a tant qui fument des cigarettes pour passer le temps pardonne à celui qui connaît la source neuve et sait encore l’heure où elle tarira
Note: the poem appeared in print in the form of a clock. See Poèmes publiés du vivant d'Apollinaire, 1901-1918 [Sorbonne, external site]
Authorship:
- by Wilhelm Albert Włodzimierz Apolinary Kostrowicki (1880 - 1918), as Guillaume Apollinaire, written 1914?, appears in Calligrammes - Poèmes de la paix et de la guerre [author's text checked 1 time 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 Robert Caby (1905 - 1992), "Il y en a tant" [ medium voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
Researcher for this page: Laura Prichard [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2023-08-23
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