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by Charles Cros (1842 - 1888)

Chanson de la côte
Language: French (Français) 
Voici rentrer l'officier de marine,
    Il a de noirs favoris.
Le vent de mer a gonflé sa narine,
Il dit combien de vaisseaux il a pris.

Voici rentrer l'officier de marine,
    Il a deux beaux galons d'or.
Il veut surprendre, au logis, Mathurine
Sa femme, son plus précieux trésor.

Voici rentrer l'officier de marine,
    Il veut revoir sa maison,
Son lard qui sèche et ses sacs de farine,
Ses pommiers lourds de pommes à foison.

Repars bien vite, officier de marine,
    Tes pommiers on a coupé,
Tes sacs vidés, ton lard frit. Mathurine
Avec des gens de terre t'a trompé.

Repars bien vite, officier de marine,
    Pour un voyage bien long.
Tes favoris seront blancs, ta narine
Sera ridée au troisième galon.

Text Authorship:

  • by Charles Cros (1842 - 1888), "Chanson de la côte", appears in Le Coffret de Santal, in Grains de sel, no. 3, first published 1879 [author's text checked 1 time 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 Isabelle Aboulker (b. 1938), "Chanson de la côte", 2011?, published 2012 [ tenor or soprano and piano ], Paris, Éd. Alphonse Leduc [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Louise-Marie Simon (1903 - 1990), as Claude Arrieu, "Chanson de la côte", published 1957 [ baritone or mezzo-soprano and piano ], Paris, Éd. Ricordi [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2013-10-18
Line count: 20
Word count: 122

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