by Jean Richepin (1849 - 1926)
Language: French (Français)
Our translations: ENG
Mes braves bons messieurs et dames,
Par Sainte-Marie-Notre-Dame,
Voyez le pauvre vieux stropiat.
Pater noster ! Ave Maria !
Ayez pitié !
Mes braves bons messieurs et dames,
La charité des bonnes âmes !
Un p’tit sou, et Dieu vous l’ rendra.
Pater noster ! Ave Maria !
Ayez pitié !
Mes braves bons messieurs et dames,
Chez ceux qui ne voient pas les larmes,
Quand Dieu le veut, grêle il y a.
Pater noster ! Ave Maria !
Ayez pitié !
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Composition:
- Set to music by César Antonovich Cui (1835 - 1918), "Le Vieux", op. 44 no. 2, stanzas 1-3 [ voice and piano ], from Vingt Poèmes de Jean Richepin, no. 2, Éd. "Au Menestrel" Henri Heugel
Text Authorship:
- by Jean Richepin (1849 - 1926), "Le Vieux", written 1876, appears in La chanson des gueux, in 1. Gueux des champs, in 1. Chansons de mendiants, no. 4
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Laura Prichard) , "The Old Beggar", copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 25
Word count: 124