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by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

La violette
Language: French (Français) 
Aimable fille du printemps,
Timide amante des bocages,
Ton doux parfum flatte nos sens
Et tu sembles fuir nos hommages.

Sans faste, sans admirateur, 
Tu vis obscure, abandonée
E l’œil encor cherche ta fleur 
Quand l’odorat l’a devinée.

N’attends pas les succès brillants 
Qu’obtient la rose purpurine ;
Tu n’es pas la fleur des amants, 
Mais aussi tu n’as pas épine.

Viens partager avec ta sœur 
Son triomphe et notre suffrage,
L’amour l’adopta pour sa fluer, 
De l’amitié soit la partage.

Viens prendre place en nos jardins, 
quitte ce séjour solitaire :
Je te promets tous les matins 
Une eau limpide et salutaire.

Que dis-je ?… Non dans ces bosquets 
Reste ô violette chérie ;
Heureux qui répand des bienfaits 
Et comme toi cache sa vie.

Text Authorship:

  • by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [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-Joseph-Laurent Lambert (1779 - 1852), "La violette" [voice and piano], confirmed with a CD booklet [ sung text verified 1 time]

Researcher for this page: Laura Prichard [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2017-10-01
Line count: 24
Word count: 123

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