Cocteau, Jean: Hommage à Eric Satie
Hommage à Eric Satie (French)Madame Henri Rousseau L'aloès gonflé de lune Le lion d'Afrique La lune entre dans la flûte
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Homage to Eric Satie (English)Madam Henri Rousseau is climbing in a captive balloon she is holding a shrub and the customs-officer Rousseau is taking his aperitif
the aloe puffed up with moon and the armchair tree and this handsome suit and the beautiful moon on the beautiful leaves
the African lion its belly as fat as a sack at the foot of la République the African lion is devouring the coach-horse
the moon enters into the flute of the black charmer Yadwigha asleep listenings and out of the soft flute comes a piece in the shape of a pear.*
*The title of a piano piece by Satie.
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