Sainte Vierge Marie, ayez pitié des gens Qui reviennent de guerre et qui n'ont pas d'argent. Ma femme en aime un autre, elle me rit au nez. Mon chien cherche à me mordre et m'a abandonné. On me traite d'ivrogne et si je veux du vin, On me donne un peu d'eau avec un bout de pain. Sainte Vierge Marie, ayez pitié des gens.
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Note: an unpublished poem given to Durey by Cocteau.
Composition:
- Set to music by Louis Durey (1888 - 1979), "Prière", op. 23 no. 1 (1919), published 1927 [ voice, string quartet or wind quartet and piano ], from Chansons basques, no. 1, La Sirène Musicale
Text Authorship:
- by Jean Cocteau (1889 - 1963), written 1919?
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- ENG English (Victoria de Menil) , "Prayer", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- GER German (Deutsch) (Bertram Kottmann) , "Gebet", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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