The Dunce
Jacques Prévert
from Paroles
French version here
He says no with the head
But he says yes with the heart
He says yes to what he loves
He says no to the professor
He stands
We question him
And all the problems are posed
Suddenly laughter takes him
And he erases everything
The digits and the words
The dates and the names
The sentences and the traps
And despite the teacher’s warnings
Under the boos of child prodigies
With multicolored chalk
On the black chalkboard of unhappiness
He draws the face of happiness.
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