Madame Eustache a dix-sept filles [ ... ]
Quatre Chansons pour Enfants
Song Cycle by Francis Poulenc (1899 - 1963)
Translated to:
English — Four Songs for Children
1. Nous voulons une petite sœur  [sung text checked 1 time]
Authorship:
- by Jean-Marie Legrand (1900 - 1981), as Jean Nohain or Jaboune, copyright ©
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Faith J. Cormier) , "We want a little sister", copyright © 2001, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ENG English (Garrett Medlock) , "We want a little sister", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
2. La Tragique Histoire du petit René  [sung text checked 1 time]
Avec mon face-à-main [ ... ]
Authorship:
- by Jean-Marie Legrand (1900 - 1981), as Jean Nohain or Jaboune, copyright ©
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Faith J. Cormier) , "The tragic story of little René", copyright © 2001, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
3. Le Petit Garçon trop bien portant  [sung text checked 1 time]
Ah ! mon cher docteur, je vous écris [ ... ]
Authorship:
- by Jean-Marie Legrand (1900 - 1981), as Jean Nohain or Jaboune, copyright ©
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Faith J. Cormier) , "The little boy who was too healthy", copyright © 2001, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
4. Monsieur Sans‑Souci  [sung text checked 1 time]
Subtitle: Il fait tout lui-même
Quand les gens [ ... ]
Authorship:
- by Jean-Marie Legrand (1900 - 1981), as Jean Nohain or Jaboune, copyright ©
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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Faith J. Cormier) , "Il fait tout lui-même) (Happy-Go-Lucky (He does everything himself)", copyright © 2001, (re)printed on this website with kind permission