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by Théodore Faullin de Banville (1823 - 1891)

Rois, qui serez jugés à votre tour
Language: French (Français) 
Rois, qui serez jugés à votre tour, 
Songez à ceux qui n’ont ni sou ni maille ; 
Ayez pitié du peuple tout amour, 
Bon pour fouiller le sol, bon pour la taille
Et la charrue, et bon pour la bataille. 
Les malheureux sont damnés, -- c’est ainsi ! 
Et leur fardeau n’est jamais adouci. 
Les moins meurtris n’ont pas le nécessaire.
Le froid, la pluie et le soleil aussi, 
Aux pauvres gens tout est peine et misère.

About the headline (FAQ)

Later titled "Ballade des pauvres gens".

Confirmed with Gringoire, nouvelle édition, Calmann Lévy, Paris, 1890, pages 55-56.


Text Authorship:

  • by Théodore Faullin de Banville (1823 - 1891), no title, written 1866, appears in Gringoire, Paris, Éd. M. Lévy, first published 1866 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

  • by Jules Bordier (1846 - 1896), "Ballade des pauvres gens", published 1880? [ medium voice and piano ], from Douze mélodies, no. 2, Paris, Éd. G. Hartmann [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2014-09-19
Line count: 10
Word count: 74

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