Labyrinthe
for string quartet
July 2024
Duration: c. 5 mins
read by the New Fromm string quartet, July 12, 2024
Program note:
Labyrinthe explores attraction and searching; an attraction without progression; a journey without destination; a searching without finding. Labyrinthe explores a deep confinement of thought. Labyrinthe is inspired by a poem of the same name by Francis Picabia, found in his poetry collection, Poèmes et Dessins de la Fille Née Sans Mère.
La volonté attend sans cesse
Un désir sans trouver.
…
Une cicatrice vers la nuit
profane la réflexion.
Il n’y a que détachement
incrédule.
On me fait souffrir
parce que je sais l’indifférence
Banalités embarquées sans cesse
sur elles-mêmes:
Les horizons attirent les yeux
de nos sentiments
The will is constantly waiting
A desire without finding
…
A scar to the night
profanes the reflection.
There is only detachment
incredulous.
They made me suffer
because I know indifference.
Banalities set constantly at sail
upon each other.
The horizons attract the eyes
of our sentiments.