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by Charles Cros (1842 - 1888)

Morale
Language: French (Français) 
Sur des chevaux de bois enfiler des anneaux,
Regarder un caniche expert aux dominos,
Essayer de gagner une oie avec des boules,
Respirer la poussière et la sueur des foules,
Boire du coco tiède au gobelet d’étain
De ce marchand miteux qui fait ter lin tin tin,
Rentrer se coucher seul, à la fin de la foire,
Dormir tranquillement en attendant la gloire
Dans un lit frais l’été, mais, l’hiver, bien chauffé,
Tout cela vaut bien mieux que d’aller au café.

Text Authorship:

  • by Charles Cros (1842 - 1888), "Morale", appears in Le Coffret de Santal, in Grains de sel, no. 21, Paris, Éd. Alphonse Lemerre, first published 1873 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

  • by Pierre Wissmer (1915 - 1992), "Morale", 1953, published 2014 [baritone or mezzo-soprano and piano], from Quatre Poèmes de Charles Cros pour voix moyenne et piano, no. 4, Éd. Gérard Billaudot [
     text not verified 
    ]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2015-10-03
Line count: 10
Word count: 81

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