La Diva de l'Empire

Entertainers Numa Blès (1871–1917) and Dominique Bonnaud (1864–1943), lyricists of "La Diva de l'Empire"
Erik Satie

"La Diva de l'Empire" (The Diva of the Empire) is a French popular song with music by Erik Satie and lyrics by Dominique Bonnaud [fr] and Numa Blès [fr], composed in 1904. Along with "Je te veux" (1903) it is probably the best-known example of Satie's cabaret or "café-concert" idiom. It was premiered by singer Paulette Darty [fr], dubbed the "Queen of the Slow Waltz",[1] in the musical revue Dévidons la bobine in Paris on July 26, 1904, and published that same year.

  1. ^ Carol Kimball, Song: A Study Guide to Art Song Style and Literature, Hal Leonard, 2006, p. 206.