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.