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Artist: Georges Moustaki
Canonical path: /georges-moustaki/le-petit-homme-et-le-grand-homme
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Le petit homme et le grand homme
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Le petit homme et le grand homme
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Le petit homme
Portait un uniforme
Et des souliers vernis.
Le grand homme allait les pieds nus.
Le petit homme
Serrait dans ses poings
La crosse d'un fusil.
Le grand homme avait les mains nues.
Le petit homme
Portait dans son sac
Les oiseaux qu'il avait tués.
Le grand homme ramassait des fruits.
Le petit homme
Marchait sur l'asphalte
Des routes bien tracées.
Le grand homme allait à travers champs.
Ils auraient pu ne jamais se rencontrer.
Pourtant, un jour les deux routes se croisèrent.
Le petit homme prit peur et recula.
Il arma son fusil.
Le grand homme en souriant tendit les mains vers lui...
Et le coup partit.
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