As well as the cicadas
Francis Poulenc
People of noon people of noon you
have not thus watched the cicadas that you
do not know how to dig that you do not know
how to illuminate yourselves nor to see
So, what are you missing that you need to see as well as the cicadas
But you still know how to drink like
the cicadas oh people of noon people of the sun
people who must know how to dig and see
as well as for the least as well as the cicadas
And what! You know how to drink and no longer know
how to urinate usefully like the cicadas
The day of glory will be the one when you know how
to dig in order to go out well into the sun
You dig you see you drink you piss like the cicadas
People of noon you must dig see drink piss
As well as the cicadas to sing as they do
The lovable joy of the peace of the sun.