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]
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This text was added to the website: 2016-12-29
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