Bébert dit l'Anguille

Bébert dit l'Anguille (FR) Bébert, known as »the eel,« character in Apollinaire's poem »L'Anguille« set to music by Poulenc. Bébert is a common name for boys in Morocco, indicating his ethnicity, and having the additional tag »l'Anguille« (literally, »the eel,« idiomatically, »penis«). (Apollinaire)

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