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by Eugène Émile Paul Grindel (1895 - 1952), as Paul Éluard

Dit des Trieuses
Language: French (Français) 
Y a-t-il une justice 
Il n'y pas de justice 
Il pourrait y en avoir une
Si nous la faisions nous-mêmes

L'injustice a des mains d'or
D'or les ongles les jointures
Et la paume pleine d'or 
D'or et d'ombre à étouffer

Nous nos mains sont mains utiles 
Nous frappons à la muraille
Nous voulons une justice 
Et la muraille s'effondre

Et nos mains justes vaincront.

Confirmed with Paul Éluard, Œuvres complètes, Vol. 2, Paris: Gallimard, 1968, Page 354.


Text Authorship:

  • by Eugène Émile Paul Grindel (1895 - 1952), as Paul Éluard, "Dit des Trieuses", written 1948, appears in Hommages, Poésie nouvelle, Namur, first published 1950 [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 Louis Durey (1888 - 1979), "Dit des Trieuses", op. 74 no. 2 (1952), published 1952 [ medium voice and piano or orchestra ], from Trois Poèmes de Paul Éluard, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]

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This text was added to the website: 2025-12-01
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