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by Paul Fort (1872 - 1960)

Les baleines
Language: French (Français) 
Du temps qu'on allait encore aux baleines, 
si loin qu'ça f'sait, mat'lot, pleurer nos belles, 
y avait sur chaqu'route un Jésus en croix, 
y avait des marquis couverts de dentelles, 
y avait la Sainte Vierge, et y avait le Roi !

Du temps qu'on allait encore aux baleines, 
si loin qu'ça f'sait mat'lot, pleurer nos belles, 
y avait des marins qui avaient la foi, 
et des grands Seigneurs qui crachaient sur elle, 
y avait la Sainte Vierge, et y avait le Roi !

Et bien, à présent, tout le monde est content, 
c'est pas pour dire mat'lot, mais on est content, 
y a plus d'grands Seigneurs ni d'Jésus qui tiennent,
y a la république et y a l'président, y a plus de baleines !

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Text Authorship:

  • by Paul Fort (1872 - 1960), "Les Baleines", written 1895, appears in Ballades françaises et chroniques de France, in La ronde autour du monde, in 1. Chansons, no. 6, first published 1895 [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 Raoul Laparra (1876 - 1943), "Les Baleines", published 1926 [ medium voice and piano ], from Chants de la mer et des Villages, no. 8, Éd. Heugel [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Gabriel Pierné (1863 - 1937), "Les baleines", 1921, published 1921 [ voice and piano ], from Six Ballades Françaises de Paul Fort, no. 2 [sung text checked 1 time]

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This text was added to the website: 2018-06-04
Line count: 14
Word count: 121

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