Tu vois le feu du soir

Tu vois le feu du soir (FR) You See the Fire of Evening. Poulenc's setting (1938, Miroirs brûlants #1) for voice and piano of a poem by Eluard. The original title of the poem is »Nous sommes« (We are). The poem first appeared in Mesures on 15 July 1938, then as the first poem in Chanson complète (Complete Song, 1939). Poulenc writes: » On 31 July 1938, the day I left Paris for Morvan, while I was getting into my car, the concierge handed me ›Chanson complète‹ which had just come out. When I…