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by Paul Fort (1872 - 1960)

L'Épouse châtiée
Language: French (Français) 
« Que demandes-tu pauvre femme ?
Ce n’est pas ici ta maison. »
« Un peu du seuil, un rien de flamme
Pour fondre en mes yeux les glaçons. »

J’ai tant pleuré dans la montagne
Où criaient de froid les oursons.
J’étais la mauvaise compagne
Qui trompe un mari sans raison.

Il m’a chassée de son cœur vide,
Le vent dans le dos m’a poussée.
Un an les échos ont toussé
De ma toux sur les pins arides.

Je suis rompue et meurs sans âme.
« Que me veux-tu regard dément ? »
« Je voudrais voir près de la flamme
Une mère, une mère avec son enfant. »

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Text Authorship:

  • by Paul Fort (1872 - 1960), "L'Épouse châtiée", written 1919, appears in Chansons à la Gauloise [author's text not yet checked 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 Raoul Laparra (1876 - 1943), "L'Épouse châtiée", published 1926 [ medium voice and piano ], from Chants de la mer et des Villages, no. 5, Éd. Heugel [sung text not yet checked]

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This text was added to the website: 2026-10-02
Line count: 16
Word count: 108

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