La femmepoésie et humour dans les chansons de Gerges Brassens
ISSN: 0213-2958
Argitalpen urtea: 2009
Zenbakien izenburua: Poesías
Zenbakia: 17
Orrialdeak: 201-212
Mota: Artikulua
Beste argitalpen batzuk: Anales de filología francesa
Laburpena
Women are the main characters in George Brassens� songs. As a worthy poet in the tradition of the troubadours: Villon, Marot, Ronsard and many more, he has made up songs devoted to women with passion, humour and sensibility. Women, symbols of life, fight the �Camarde� (death) with one and only tool: love. A type of love that implies both strength and weakness at the same time. Not all women are prototypes of generosity and purity. Some are harpies, some prostitutes, some loyal wives and lovers (or the opposite), but whatever the case, they are all women and therefore worthy of love, and if not love, at least respect. It is immaterial whether he employs obsolete lexis, plain dialect or elevated language, Brassens always shows a command of the French language for our enjoyment. And it is even better when he combines laughter (or a slightly forced smile) with this explosion of ideas and feelings.