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by Henri Cazalis (1840 - 1909), as Jean Lahor

Tristesse des choses
Language: French (Français) 
La pierre était triste, en songeant au chêne
Qui libre et puissant croît au grand soleil,
Du haut des rochers regarde la plaine,
Et frissonne et rit quand l'air est vermeil.

Le chêne était triste, en songeant aux bêtes
Qu'il voyait courir sous l'ombre des bois,
Aux cerfs bondissants et dressant leurs têtes,
Et jetant au ciel des éclats de voix.

La bête était triste, en songeant aux ailes
De l'aigle qui monte à travers le bleu
Boire la lumière à pleine prunelles...
Et l'homme était triste, en songeant à Dieu !

Available sung texts:   ← What is this?

•   C. Cui 

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Text Authorship:

  • by Henri Cazalis (1840 - 1909), as Jean Lahor, "Tristesse des choses", written 1868, appears in L'Illusion, in 4. Heures sombres, Paris, Éd. Alphonse Lemerre, first published 1868 [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 César Antonovich Cui (1835 - 1918), "Tristesse des choses", op. 54 (Cinq mélodies) no. 1, published 1890, Leipzig, Édition M.P. Bélaïeff [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2009-10-04
Line count: 12
Word count: 97

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