Pierre-Jean de Béranger quotes
Pierre-Jean de Béranger was a French poet and songwriter renowned for his satirical and politically charged chansons. His works resonated with common people and contributed to the popular movements of his time. He became a symbol of social engagement and artistic freedom in 19th-century France. Here are 11 of his quotes:
In Paris a queer little man you may see,
A little man all in gray;
Rosy and round as an apple is he,
Content with the present whate'er it may be,
While from care and from cash he is equally free,
And merry both night and day!
"Ma foi! I laugh at the world." says he,
"I laugh at the world, and the world laughs at me!"
Pierre-Jean de Béranger
Ye Gods! but she is wondrous fair!
For me her constant flame appears;
The garland she hath culled, I wear
On brows bald since my thirty years.
Ye veils that deck my loved one rare,
Fall, for the crowning triumph's nigh.
Ye Gods! but she is wondrous fair!
And I, so plain a man am I!
Pierre-Jean de Béranger
