Des chants appris avant de naître

Rediffusion de l'émission du 6 décembre 2014

Chez les canards sur la rive de l’Yonne […], les œufs crient trois jours avant l’éclosion.

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La canne qui les couve dialogue avec ces cris obscurs, de faible intensité, sans visage, qui montent au-dessous d’elle.Étrange appel à un corps autre jamais vu, à un soleil jamais vu.

Pascal Quignard . Leçons de solfège et de piano.

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