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by Émile Verhaeren (1855 - 1916)

Il est ainsi de pauvres cœurs
Language: French (Français) 
Il est ainsi de pauvres cœurs
Avec en eux des lacs de pleurs,
Qui sont pâles, comme les pierres
   D'un cimetière.

Il est ainsi de pauvres dos
Plus lourds de peine et de fardeaux
Que les toits des cassines brunes,
   Parmi les dunes.

Il est ainsi de pauvres mains,
Comme feuilles sur les chemins,
Comme feuilles jaunes et mortes,
   Devant la porte.

Il est ainsi de pauvres yeux
Humbles et bons et soucieux
Et plus tristes que ceux des bêtes
   Sous la tempête.

Il est ainsi de pauvres gens,
Aux gestes las et indulgents,
Sur qui s'acharne la misère,
   Au long des plaines de la terre.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Émile Verhaeren (1855 - 1916), "Février", subtitle: "Les Errants", written 1895, appears in Les Douze mois, Éd. Belge, first published 1895 [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 Francis Bousquet (1890 - 1942), "Les Pauvres", published 1910 [ high voice and piano ], Paris, Éditions Maurice & Jane Vieu [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Joseph Jongen (1873 - 1953), "Les Pauvres", op. 64 (1919) [ medium voice and piano, with optional string quartet ] [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Theo Van der Bijl (1886 - 1971), "Les Errants" [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2008-09-02
Line count: 20
Word count: 106

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