by Franz Toussaint (1879 - 1955)
N'interroge pas le mendiant qui te...
Language: French (Français)
N'interroge pas le mendiant qui te demande l'aumône. Ne questionne pas la femme qui a prononcé, en dormant, des paroles d'amour. Ne réponds pas à celui qui insulte ton ennemi. Ne dis jamais : « Quel silence ! » Dis : « Je n'entends pas. »
About the headline (FAQ)
Confirmed with Franz Toussaint, Jardin de Caresse, Edition 73, Paris : H. Piazza, p.33
Text Authorship:
- by Franz Toussaint (1879 - 1955), "Sur le Silence", appears in Le jardin des caresses, no. 31 [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 Denise Aignerelle-Féru (b. 1933), "Le silence" [ voice and piano ], from Le jardin des caresses, no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]
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