L'Après-midi d'un Faune

[ French la-pre-mee-dee dœn fohn ]

/ French la prɛ mi di dœ̃ ˈfoʊn /

a poem (1876) by Mallarmé: source of Debussy's musical composition Prélude à l'Après-midi d'un Faune (1892–94). English,The Afternoon of a Faun.

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Après-midi d'un Faune, L'

[ French la-pre-mee-dee dœn fohn ]

/ French la prɛ miˈdi dœ̃ ˈfoʊn /