by Anna Eristoff, Princess (1893 - 1960)
Passepied
Language: French (Français)
Our translations: ENG
Ah... Voyez-vous toute en dentelles, En soie blanche, belle, belle, La marquise jeune et frêle Qui s’avance? Sa petite jambe fine Et sa tête si mutine, Si exquise, si câline, Danse, danse. C’est la danse qui s’enchaîne Et si lentement l’entraîne, En tenant sa belle traîne Danse, danse. Violons et clarinettes, Cette musique exquise, coquette, Pour nos jours, hélas, simplette, Cette danse. Ah...
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 Léo Delibes (1836 - 1891), "Passepied", published 1931, copyright © 1931 [soprano and piano], G. Schirmer [ sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Garrett Medlock) , "Passepied", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Garrett Medlock [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2019-02-26
Line count: 18
Word count: 63