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by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

Cécilia
Language: French (Français) 
Mon pèr' n'avait fille que moi,
Encore sur la mer il m'envoie ;
Sautez mignonne Cécilia.

Encore sur la mer il m'envoie.
Le marinier qui m'y menait,
Sautez mignonne Cécilia.

Le marinier qui m'y menait,
Il devint amoureux de moi.
Sautez mignonne Cécilia.

Il devint amoureux de moi.
"Ma mignonette, embrassez-moi,"
Sautez mignonne Cécilia.

"Ma mignonette, embrassez-moi,"
"Nenni, Monsieur, je n'oserais,"
Sautez mignonne Cécilia.

"Nenni, Monsieur, je n'oserais,
Car si mon papa le savait,
Sautez mignonne Cécilia.

Car si mon papa le savait,
Fille battue ce serai moi."
Sautez mignonne Cécilia.

Fille battue ce serai moi."
"Voulez-vous bell', qui lui dirait ?"
Sautez mignonne Cécilia.

"Voulez-vous bell', qui lui dirait ?"
"Ce serait les oiseaux de bois."
Sautez mignonne Cécilia.

"Ce serait les oiseaux de bois."
"Les oiseaux des bois parlent-ils ?"
Sautez mignonne Cécilia.

"Les oiseaux des bois parlent-ils ?"
"Ils parl'nt français, latin aussi."
Sautez mignonne Cécilia.

"Ils parl'nt français, latin aussi."
"Hélas ! que le monde est malin,
Sautez mignonne Cécilia.

"Hélas ! que le monde est malin,
D'apprendre aux oiseaux le latin !"
Sautez mignonne Cécilia.

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 Marie-Joseph-Alexandre Déodat de Séverac (1872 - 1921), "Cécilia", 1905, published 1907 [ medium voice and piano ], from Chansons du XVIIIème siècle, no. 19, Éd. E. Meuriot, A. Rouart successeur [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this page: Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website: 2020-04-24
Line count: 39
Word count: 177

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