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by Charles, Duc d'Orléans (1394 - 1465)

Devenons saiges désormais
Language: French (Français) 
Devenons saiges désormais, 
Mon cueur, vous et moy pour le mieulx, 
Noz oreilles aussi noz yeulx, 
Ne croyons de légier jamais.

Passer fault nostre temps en paix
Veu que sommes ou renc des vieulx ;
Devenons saiges désormais,
Mon cueur, vous et moy pour le mieulx.

Se nous povoions par souhaiz 
Rasjeunir ainsi m'aist Dieux ! 
Feu gréjoys ferions en mains lieux ;
Mais les plus grans coups en sont faiz, 
Devenons saiges désormais.

About the headline (FAQ)

Confirmed with Les poésies du duc Charles d'Orléans, publ. et accompagnées d'une préface, Paris, à la librairie, Quai Malaquais, 1842, page 374.


Text Authorship:

  • by Charles, Duc d'Orléans (1394 - 1465), no title [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 Jean-Michel Damase (1928 - 2013), "Devenons sages désormais", 2004, first performed 2005. [medium voice and piano] [
     text not verified 
    ]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2016-05-24
Line count: 13
Word count: 71

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