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by Jean Cocteau (1889 - 1963)

Pauvre Jean
Language: French (Français) 
On réussit le tour,
Grâce au nœud de cravate

Jamais un acrobate
Ne tombe dans la cour

Le cygne dit à l'âne
Si vous aviez une âme
Mourrez mélodieux.

L'aveugle devint sourd
Et il y voyait mieux

On dit à ce jeune homme
Mon beau convalescent
Vous n'avez pas de barbe
Tournez vous contre un arbre
Et comptez jusqu'à cent

Quand il souleva son visage
Il n'eut pas la force de crier
Car les uns étaient en voyage
Et les autres s'étaient mariés.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Jean Cocteau (1889 - 1963), "Pauvre Jean", appears in Poésies 1917-1920, first published 1920 [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 Louise-Marie Simon (1903 - 1990), as Claude Arrieu, "Pauvre Jean", 1946?, published 1955 [ baritone or mezzo-soprano and piano ], Paris, Éd. Ricordi & Gallimard [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2016-12-29
Line count: 18
Word count: 83

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