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by Marceline Desbordes-Valmore (1786 - 1859)

Alouette, hélas ! petite alouette !
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Language: French (Français) 
Alouette, hélas ! petite alouette !
Ton cœur est content, ta voix peut chanter ;
Tes œufs sont éclos, et la bergerette
Ne t’écoute au loin que pour t’imiter.

De ton nid d’amour tu prends ta volée
Pour aller aux cieux dire ton bonheur ;
Sitôt que des cieux la route est voilée,
Tu reviens au nid reposer ton cœur.

Alouette, hélas ! sois toujours heureuse,
Au milieu des blés, du ciel et des fleurs !
Mais dans la saison qui rend amoureuse,
Demande à l’amour d’essuyer mes pleurs.

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Confirmed with Marceline Desbordes-Valmore, Les veillées des Antilles, Brussels, P.-M. de Vroom, 1825, Pages 88-89.


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  • by Marceline Desbordes-Valmore (1786 - 1859), "L'Alouette", appears in Veillée des Antilles, appears in Romances inédites de M. Desbordes-Valmore, recueillies par Bertrand Guégan, et décorées de vignettes par Pierre Laprade, no. 5, first published 1821 [author's text checked 2 times against a primary source]

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