À la claire fontaine
Language: French (Français)
A la claire fontaine M'en allant promener, J'ai trouvé l'eau si belle Que je m'y suis baigné. (Refrain) Ii y a longtemps que je t'aime, jamais je ne t'oublierai. Sous les feuilles d'un chêne Je me suis fait sécher, Sur la plus haute branche, Un rossignol chantait. (Refrain) Chante, rossignol, chante, Toi qui as le coeur gai, Tu as le coeur à rire, Moi je l'ai à pleurer. (Refrain) J'ai perdu mon amie Sans l'avoir mérité, Pour un bouquet de roses, Que je lui refusai. (Refrain) Je voudrais que la rose Fût encore au rosier, Et que ma douce amie Fût encore a m'aimer. (Refrain)
Text Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Eleanor Joanne Daley (b. 1955), "À La Claire Fontaine", copyright © 2016 [ women's chorus and piano ], Alliance Music Publication [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Thomas Pasatieri (b. 1945), "À la claire fontaine", 1980?, published [1980] [ high voice and piano ], from Album Leaves, volume 2 for Voice and Piano, no. 5, Theodore Presser [sung text not yet checked]
- by Leslie Uyeda , "À la claire fontaine" [ soprano, flute, cello, and piano ], from Three Canadian Folksongs, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]
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This text was added to the website: 2026-03-16
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