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by Paul Verlaine (1844 - 1896)

Vrai, nous avons trop d'esprit
Language: French (Français) 
Vrai, nous avons trop d'esprit.
Chérie !
Je crois que mal nous en prit,
Chérie !
D'ainsi lutter corps à corps
Encore !
Sans repos et sans remords
Encore !

Plus, n'est-ce pas ? de ces luttes
Sans but,
Plus de ces mauvaises flûtes.
Ce luth,
Ô ce luth de bien se faire
Tel air,
Toujours vibrant, chanson hère
Dans l'air !

Et n'ayons plus d'esprit,
T'en prie !
Tu vois que mal nous en prit...
T'en prie.
Soyons bons tout bêtement,
Charmante,
Aimons-nous aimablement
M'amante !

Text Authorship:

  • by Paul Verlaine (1844 - 1896), "Vrai, nous avons trop d'esprit", appears in Chansons pour elle, first published 1891 [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 Gerard Brophy (b. 1953), "Vrai, nous avons trop d'esprit", published 2007 [ soprano, English horn, clarinet, bassoon, guitar, horn, piano ], from Verlaine songs, no. 4 [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2025-10-28
Line count: 24
Word count: 79

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