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by Victor Hugo (1802 - 1885)

La femelle ? elle est morte
Language: French (Français) 
La femelle ? elle est morte.
Le mâle ? un chat l’emporte
Et dévore ses os.
Au doux nid qui frissonne
Qui reviendra ? personne.
Pauvres petits oiseaux !

Le pâtre absent par fraude !
Le chien mort ! le loup rôde,
Et tend ses noirs panneaux.
Au bercail qui frissonne,

Qui veillera ? personne.
Pauvres petits agneaux !

L’homme au bagne ! la mère
A l’hospice ! ô misère !
Le logis tremble aux vents ;
L’humble berceau frissonne.
Qui reste-t-il ? personne.
Pauvres petits enfants !

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Confirmed with Victor Hugo, Les Châtiments, Hetzel-Quantin, 1882, O.C. tome 4, pages 83-84.


Text Authorship:

  • by Victor Hugo (1802 - 1885), "Chanson", appears in Les Châtiments, in 1. La société est sauvée, no. 13 [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 Arnoud (1847 - 1890), "Chanson" [ medium voice and piano ], Paris, Éd. Enoch Frères & Costallat [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Charles-Léon Hess (1844 - 1926), "Pauvres petits", published 1878-1879 [ medium voice and piano ], in Journal du Musique, no. 77  [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Daniël de Lange (1841 - 1918), "Chanson" [ medium voice and piano ], from Vier Gedichten voor eene zangstem met pianobegeleiding, no. 2, Amsterdam, Alsbach  [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2019-11-16
Line count: 18
Word count: 74

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