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by Louis Charles Alfred de Musset (1810 - 1857)

J'ai perdu ma force et ma vie
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Language: French (Français) 
Our translations:  ENG
J'ai perdu ma force et ma vie,
Et mes amis et ma gaieté ;
J'ai perdu jusqu'à la fierté
Qui faisait croire à mon génie.

Quand j'ai connu la Vérité,
J'ai cru que c'était une amie ;
Quand je l'ai comprise et sentie,
J'en étais déjà dégoûté.

Et pourtant elle est éternelle,
Et ceux qui se sont passés d'elle
Ici-bas ont tout ignoré.

Dieu parle, il faut qu'on lui réponde.
Le seul bien qui me reste au monde
Est d'avoir quelquefois pleuré.

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M. Bosc sets stanza 2

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First published in La Revue des deux mondes, December 1, 1841, and then in Poésies nouvelles, 1850.


Text Authorship:

  • by Louis Charles Alfred de Musset (1810 - 1857), "Tristesse", written 1840, appears in Poésies nouvelles, first published 1841 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 14
Word count: 83

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