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Charles Vildrac
Charles Vildrac (November 22, 1882 – June 25, 1971), born "Charles Messager", was a French libertarian playwright, poet and author of what some consider the first modern children's novel, "L'Île rose" (1924).
Born in Paris, Vildrac's first poems were written when he was a teenager in the 1890s. In 1901 he published "Le Verlibrisme", a defense of traditional verse. In 1912 he published a collection of prose poems.
He was a
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- "3 Chansons de troubadour", Op. 152b (1936); words by Jean Valmy-Baisse
- "5 Chansons de Charles Vildrac" for voice and piano or chamber orchestra, Op. 167 (1937); words by Charles Vildrac
- "Rondeau", Op. 178 (1937); words by Pierre Corneille
- "Airs populaires palestiniens", Op. 179 (1937)
1. "Holem tsuadi"
2. "Gam hayom"
- "Quatrain