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by Jean Richepin (1849 - 1926)

Où vivre ? Dans quelle ombre
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Language: French (Français) 
Our translations:  ENG ENG ITA
Où vivre ? Dans quelle ombre
Étouffer mon ennui ?
Ma tristesse est plus sombre
  Que la nuit.

Où mourir ? Sous quelle onde
Noyer mon deuil amer ?
Ma peine est plus profonde
  Que la mer.

Où fuir ? De quelle sorte
Égorger mon remord ?
Ma douleur est plus forte
  Que la mort.

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Confirmed with Les caresses, Nouvelle Édition, Paris, G. Charpentier, [no date], page 249.


Text Authorship:

  • by Jean Richepin (1849 - 1926), no title, written 1877, appears in Les Caresses, in 4. Nivôse, no. 18, Paris, Éd. M. Dreyfous, first published 1882 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

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