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by Armand Silvestre (1837 - 1901)

Pourquoi?
 (Sung text for setting by J. Jongen)
 Matches original text
Language: French (Français) 
Pourquoi dire non, si tu pensais oui ?
Moi je n'ai pas su lire ta pensée,
Mais j'emporte une âme à jamais blessée..
Et mon doux espoir s'est évanoui.

J'étais à tes pieds, tremblant, ébloui.
D'entendre ta voix l'oreille pressée...
Et je n'ai pas su lire ta pensée !
Pourquoi dire non, si tu pensais oui ?

Ah ! si tu m'aimais, la chose insensée
De m'avoir, d'un mot, tout mon bien ravi !
Moi qui n'ai pas su lire ta pensée...
Pourquoi dire non, si tu pensais oui ? 

Composition:

    Set to music by Joseph Jongen (1873 - 1953), "Pourquoi?", 1892 [ soprano and piano ], from Sept mélodies d’Armand Silvestre, no. 6, note: this may be the wrong text for this title

Text Authorship:

  • by Armand Silvestre (1837 - 1901), no title, appears in Poésies 1861-1874, in 1. Les amours, in 2. Vers pour être chantés, in Mignonne, no. 8

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This text was added to the website: 2011-03-14
Line count: 12
Word count: 85

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