Louis Arlette has just published on Youtube the video clip of Tristesse, a poem by Alfred de Musset that he takes up and adapts into music. Here is one of the new poetic gems of his EP Sacrilèges, a selection of his favorite poems taken up and set to music. They included Charles Baudelaire, Gérard de Nerval, François Villon, Alfred de Musset, and Pierre de Ronsard. The album will be released on April 28 on all digital platforms. Louis Arlette , who is regularly spoken about on this site, dazzles us with the melancholy of this superb poem by Musset, with disillusioned and beautiful verses. Previously, the musician unveiled in recent weeks The Ballad of the Hanged by François Villon and A his soul by Pierre de Ronsard that we invite you to discover in streaming on Youtube or Spotify. "I have lost my strength and my life, And my friends and my cheerfulness; I lost even the pride that made believe in my genius. When I knew the Truth, I thought she was a friend; When I understood and felt it, I was already disgusted by it. And yet it is eternal, And those who have done without it here on earth have ignored everything. God speaks, he must be answered. The only good I have left in the world is that I have cried sometimes. " Here are Musset's verses. 
A debauched dandy devoured by alcohol and depression, Alfred de Musset composed the poem Tristesse in 1840, at the age of 30. His tumultuous life is marked by his stormy romance with George Sand. He is the spokesman for the malaise of an entire generation. Taken up by Louis Arlette, Tristesse reveals all the incredible musicality of his verses. Sacrileges makes us rediscover the poems of Ronsard, Baudelaire, Villon, Musset and Nerval. A daring and very successful bet that will seduce lovers of poetry. Here is Tristesse listening on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nz8IXRkX3Xo Louis Arlette releases Sacrileges on May 28. He can be followed on Facebook
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