May bear the gree, and a’ that,
For a’ that, and a’ that,
Its comin’ yet, for a’ that,
That man to man, the warld o’er,
Shall brothers be for a’ that!
Robert Burns.
This Song was rendered into French, by Father Prout, and published in Bentley’s Miscellany:—
Quoi! Pauvre honnête, baisser la tête?
Quoi! rougir de la sorte?
Que l’âme basse s’éloigne et passe