To Beatriz Ferreyra, who is pretending to be 80 years young

“Your Petit souper magazine made me laugh, because Tom Thumb [Petit Poucet, in French] is always running, skipping and having fun. Thank you, dear friend, for such a joyful ride.”

Dear Beatriz, your approval is perfectly in tune with my intention: to make you laugh (through the music, and the title’s spoonerism). And since our friendship began because of your Petit poucet magazine, this was also my way of thanking it.

— Francis Dhomont [English translation: François Couture, ix-20]

Petit souper magazine was realized in 2017 at the composer’s studio in Avignon (France).