by (Paul) Jules Barbier (1825 - 1901)
Prends garde!
Language: French (Français)
C'est une fille belle à voir! Regarde! L'oeil est d'azur, le coeur est noir! Prends garde! N'y crois pas! Elle ment, hélas! Son front est chaste et radieux! Regarde! Mais queléclair brille en ses yeux! Prends garde! N'y crois pas! Elle ment, hélas! Ses beaux cheveux Sont couleur d'or, Regarde! Mais crains son coeur Plus faux encor! Prends garde! N'y crois pas! Elle ment, hélas!
Authorship:
- by (Paul) Jules Barbier (1825 - 1901) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Charles Gounod (1818 - 1893), "Prends garde!", CG 338 (1870), published 1874 [ medium voice and piano ], also set in English [sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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