Il la prend dans ses bras

Il la prend dans ses bras (FR) He Takes Her in His Arms. Poulenc's setting (1935, Cinq Poèmes de Paul Eluard #2) for voice and piano of the ninth section of »Confections« (Sweets) from A toute épreuve (Total Resistance, 1930) by Eluard. The poem was first published in La Révolution surréaliste on 15 December 1929. The song is dedicated to Valentine Hugo.