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by Georges Boutelleau (1846 - 1916)

Être poète
Language: French (Français) 
Être poète, c'est aimer
L'idéal rayonnant des choses,
Le soleil, l'amour et les roses,
Tout ce qui naît pour embaumer.

Être poète, c'est comprendre
Ce que le cœur a d'infini ;
Plaindre le pauvre et le banni,
Avoir la main prête à se tendre.

Être poète, c'est souffrir
D'une espérance inassouvie ;
C'est donner mille fois sa vie,
Et pourtant n'en jamais mourir.

Text Authorship:

  • by Georges Boutelleau (1846 - 1916), "Être poète" [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 Harold C. King (1895 - 1984), "Être poète", 1954, from Être poète, no. 6. [
     text not verified 
    ]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2010-08-31
Line count: 12
Word count: 61

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