Jacques Prévert (1900-1977). 3 autograph poems in blue ink, titles doubly underlined in red pencil. No place, no date [around 1943]. 1 p. in folio with small squares (dim 37 x 27 cm.).
« Immense et rouge »
Immense et rouge
au-dessus du Grand Palais
le soleil d’hiver apparaît
et disparaît
comme lui mon cœur va disparaître
et tout mon sang va s’en aller
s’en aller à ta recherche
my love
ma beauté
et te trouver
lĂ oĂą tu es.
Poem published in Paroles.
« Autrefois »
Vipère du souvenir
morsure du regret
feu rouge de l’oubli
autrefois je dormais
près de toi dans ton lit.
Poem quoted in extenso in the notice of the poem “Rousse”, in Textes divers (1929-1977), published in Ĺ’uvres complètes, coll. of the PlĂ©iade, t. II, p. 1215, where mention is made of our sheet on which these three poems appear. The 3 first verses are found in the scenario that the poet wrote for Les Enfants du Paradis, film directed by Marcel CarnĂ©, released in March 1945. It’s FrĂ©dĂ©rick LemaĂ®tre, performed by Pierre Brasseur, who pronounces them with nostalgia and depth. We can therefore date the writing of this sheet to around 1943, start date the filming.
« Rousse »
Rousse rousse petite lune
un vieux nuage gris te poursuit
mais un bon crayon jaune
Ă©crit son nom soleil sur la porte du jour
et le nuage crève et tu t’enfuis
rousse rousse petite lune
douce petite chose heureuse
plaisir de la nuit
Poem published in Soleil de nuit, posthumous collection published by Gallimard in 1980, it’s Arnaud Laster, that, with the assistance of Janine PrĂ©vert, brought together the texts written by Jacques PrĂ©vert between 1936 and 1977.
Central fold; two oblique ink lines in the margin of the title “Autrefois”.
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