This work is based on the first strophes of <a href="http://fr.wikisource.org/wiki/La_Chanson_du_mal-aimé">La chanson du mal-aimé</a> by Guillaume Apollinaire. The poem is part of <a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=quKbF6JjlYgC&lpg=PP1&pg=PR3#v=onepage&q&f=false">Alcools</a>, a collection published 100 years ago by the French author.

The <a href="http://www.ubu.com/sound/app.html">soundtrack</a>, found at <a href="http://ubuweb.com">ubuweb</a>, was produced in 1968. It features our poem read by Denis Manuel, with Erik Satie's Gnossiene No. 1 in the background, performed by Jacques Février.

Turn on the volume, and press any key to start. Once started: press SPACE to pause, LEFT to play backward, RIGHT to play forward, UP or DOWN to switch between episodes and ESC to exit.

Made with <a href="http://libcinder.org">Cinder</a> and the <a href="https://github.com/arielm/new-chronotext-toolkit">chronotext toolkit</a>. Audio Engine: <a href="http://fmod.org">FMOD</a> Sound System by Firelight Technologies. More details about the work at <a href="http://chronotext.org/chanson">chronotext.org/chanson</a>.
