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Charles Cros: Testament

Charles Cros

(1842-1888)

Testament

 

Si mon âme claire s’éteint

Comme une lampe sans pétrole,

Si mon esprit, en haut, déteint

Comme une guenille folle,

 

Si je moisis, diamantin,

Entier, sans tache, sans vérole,

Si le bégaiement bête atteint

Ma persuasive parole,

 

Et si je meurs, soûl, dans un coin

C’est que ma patrie est bien loin

Loin de la France et de la terre.

 

Ne craignez rien, je ne maudis

Personne. Car un paradis

Matinal, s’ouvre et me fait taire.

 

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