Tel jour telle nuit

Tel jour telle nuit (FR) Such a Day Such a Night. Poulenc's settings (1936 / 37) of nine poems by Paul Eluard, eight taken from Les Yeux fertiles (Fertile Eyes, 1936), one from Facile (Easy, 1935). A true song cycle, the songs must be sung together, as each one contributes an irreplaceable link in the overall architecture. Poulenc felt that Les Yeux fertiles was too visual a title for a musical work, so he asked Eluard for suggestions, adopting his second suggestion: Tel jour telle nuit. The…