The Poème consists of two parts separated by an orchestral interlude, based on the poems La Fleur des eaux (The Flower of the Waters) and La Mort de l'amour (The Death of Love) by Chausson's friend Maurice Bouchor (1855–1929).
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It was composed over an extended period between 1882 and 1892 and dedicated to Henri Duparc.
Boulogne-sur-Mer | Cagnes-sur-Mer | La Seyne-sur-Mer | Dives-sur-Mer | Colleville-sur-Mer | Villefranche-sur-Mer | Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer | Louis L'Amour | Fos-sur-Mer | Roméo et Juliette, de la Haine à l'Amour | Courseulles-sur-Mer | Banyuls-sur-Mer | Trouville-sur-Mer | Saint-Mandrier-sur-Mer | L'amour viendra | L'amour de ma vie | Isigny-sur-Mer | D'amour ou d'amitié | Bernières-sur-Mer | Outlandos d'Amour | Octeville-sur-Mer | Mer | Luc-sur-Mer | Le Verdon-sur-Mer | Dogs D'Amour | Canal de Caen à la Mer | Argelès-sur-Mer | Villers-sur-Mer | Varengeville-sur-Mer | Tracy-sur-Mer |