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The most despairing songs are the loveliest of all, I know immortal ones composed only… — Alfred de Musset

Poem

The most despairing songs are the loveliest of all, I know immortal ones composed only of tears.

In the original French

Les plus désespérés sont les cheints les plus beaux. Et j’en sais d’immortels qui sont de purs sanglots.

Alfred de Musset
1835
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Topic
Melancholy
Medium
Poem
Time
1835
Person
Alfred de Musset
Provenance
Citation
Musset, Alfred. "La nuit de mai [A Night In May]." Revue des Deux Mondes, 15 June 1835.

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