Prière (Cocteau, set by L. Durey) (The Lied and Art Song Texts Page: Texts and Translations to Lieder, mélodies, canzoni, and other classical vocal music)


Sainte Vierge Marie, ayez pitié des gens
Qui reviennent de guerre et qui n'ont pas d'argent.

Ma femme en aime un autre, elle me rit au nez.
Mon chien cherch à me mordre et m'a abandonné.

On me traite d'ivrogne et si je veux du vin,
On me donne un peu d'eau avec un bout de pain.

Sainte Vierge Marie, ayez pitié des gens.

Authorship

Jean Cocteau (1889-1963)

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)

Louis Durey (1888-1979)

Chansons basques

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Added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.

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