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by Paul Robiquet (1848 - 1928)

Pourquoi pleures‑tu ?
 (Sung text for setting by J. Massenet)
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Language: French (Français) 
Our translations:  ENG LIT
Pourquoi pleures-tu ?
Sur ton coeur quelle ombre a passé soudain ?
Le nid s'est donc tu ;
Le ciel est donc sombre sur notre chemin ?

L'oiseau qui prédit les destins morose,
D'un vol inégal donc effleuré tes paupières closes.
Pleurer fait du mal !
Mais non pour pleurer
C'est assez, d'un rêve, un soupir, d'un rien
C'est assez du flot qui meurt sur la grève.
Pleurer fait du bien.

Composition:

    Set to music by Jules Massenet (1842 - 1912), "Pourquoi pleures-tu ?", 1878 [ voice and piano ], from Poème d'amour, no. 5

Text Authorship:

  • by Paul Robiquet (1848 - 1928), "Pourquoi pleures-tu ?"

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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ENG English (Jean-Pierre Granger) , "Why are you crying?", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • LIT Lithuanian (Lietuvių kalba) (Giedrius Prunskus) , "Kodėl tu verki?", copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Jean-Pierre Granger

This text was added to the website: 2010-10-21
Line count: 11
Word count: 66

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