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by Victor Hugo (1802 - 1885)

Être aimé
 (Sung text for setting by J. Massenet)
 See original
Language: French (Français) 
Être aimé ! Tout est là, vois-tu. J'aime, et l'on m'aime.
Cela dit, tout est dit. Pour que je sois moi-même,
Fier, content, respirant l'air libre à pleins poumons,
Il faut que j'aie une ombre et qu'elle dise : Aimons !
Il faut que de mon âme une autre âme se double,
Il faut que, si je suis absent, quelqu'un se trouble,
Et, me cherchant des yeux, murmure : Où donc est-il ?
Être aimé ! Tout est là, vois-tu.

Composition:

    Set to music by Jules Massenet (1842 - 1912), "Être aimé", 1893, published 1893 [ voice and piano ]

Text Authorship:

  • by Victor Hugo (1802 - 1885), "Être aimé", written 1874, appears in Toute la lyre - nouvelle série, in Annexes, no. 3, first published 1893

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This text was added to the website: 2007-05-03
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