by Donatien Alphonse François, Marquis de Sade (1740 - 1814)
Tous les hommes sont fous
Language: French (Français)
Tous les hommes sont fous, et qui n'en veut pas voir, Doit rester dans sa chambre, et casser son miroir
Note: see also Claude Le Petit's Le nombre des fous est infini, which this text paraphrases.
Text Authorship:
- by Donatien Alphonse François, Marquis de Sade (1740 - 1814) [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 Géza Frid (1904 - 1989), "Tous les hommes sont fous", op. 102 no. 3 (1985) [ mixed chorus ] [sung text not yet checked]
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