L'âne blanc | Je ne t’envoie ni vase, ni roses ce soir

by Arthur Justin Léon Leclère (1874 - 1966), as Tristan Klingsor

L'âne blanc

Language: French (Français)

Our translations: ENG

Je ne t’envoie ni vase, ni roses ce soir,
Mignonne Mirza, mais tu auras,
Mené par mon esclave noir
Un petit âne blanc de Bassora.

La selle est en cuir gaufré
De Damas, et d’orfèvreries couverte,
Et la bride brodée de soie verte
Pend de ses oreilles sur le pré.

Demain tu mettras ta robe d’azur
Peinte d’oiseaux voltigeant,
Tu mettras aux hanches fines ta ceinture
Et ta mule dans l’étrier d’argent.

Et bercée au pas tranquille de ton âne,
Comme une reine d’Orient ou de Bohême,
Tu viendras jusqu’à la cabane
De ce vieux sorcier sourieur qui t’aime.

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Text Authorship:

by Arthur Justin Léon Leclère (1874 - 1966), as Tristan Klingsor, "L'âne blanc", written 1903, appears in Schéhérazade, Paris, Éd. du Mercure de France, first published 1903 [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 Georges Adolphe Hüe (1858 - 1948), "L'âne blanc", published 1904 [ high voice and piano ], from Croquis d'Orient, no. 2, Éd. Heugel [sung text checked 1 time]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

Researcher for this page: Garrett Medlock [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2019-03-14
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