J'allais par des chemins perfides
| Song Title | J'allais par des chemins perfides (Search) |
| Composer(s): | Gabriel Fauré |
| Author(s): | Paul Verlaine |
| Author Underrepresented Group | LGBTQ+ (Search) |
| Keyword(s) & Features: | Alone; Conquering; Couples; Crying; Dawn; Delight; Distance; Eyes; Fear; Following; Footsteps; Guides; Guiding; Hands; Hearts; Hope; Horizon; Joy; Leading; Love; Morning; Pain; Pale; Part of a Song Cycle; Paths; Returning; Reunions; Separation; Solitude; Somber; Sounds; Timid; Traveling; Treacherous; Trust; Uncertainty; Uniting; Voices; Walking |
| First Line | J'allais par les chemins perfides (Search) |
| Average Duration | 2:00 (Search) |
| Year of composition | 1892 - 1894 (Search) |
| Link to English Text Online | http://www.lieder.net/lieder/get_text.html?TextId=28160 |
| Larger Work | La bonne chanson (Search) |
| Musical Form | Through-composed (Search) |
| Author's associated movements or -isms or Groups | Decadent Movement (Search) |
| Original Language | French (Search) |
| Score Source | https://s9.imslp.org/files/imglnks/usimg/6/6d/IMSLP24128-PMLP54722-Fauré_-_La_bonne_chanson,_Op._61.pdf |
| Audio Source | https://open.spotify.com/track/6E8gGRubrftXjx4s86gjfJ |
| Catalog Designation | Op. 61 no. 4 (Search) |
| Range: | E4 - F#5 (Search) |
| Original Key | F# minor (Search) |
| Dedicated To | Emma Bardac (Search) |
| Recommended Printed Source | Peters Urtext Vol.3 (High/Medium) (Search) |
| Contributor | GTM (Search) |