The seductive mirror flees

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by François Coppée (1842 - 1908)

Translation © by Garrett Medlock

Fuis le miroir séduisant

Language: French (Français)

Our translations: ENG

Fuis le miroir séduisant
Où tu nattes à présent
L'or de tes cheveux de fée;
Laisse là rubans et noeuds,
Car les buissons épineux
T'auront bientôt décoiffé.

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• J. Massenet

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by François Coppée (1842 - 1908)

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by Jules Massenet (1842 - 1912), "Sérénade du Passant", alternate title: "Sérénade de Zanetto", 1869, published 1869 [ voice and piano ]

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The seductive mirror flees

Language: English after the French (Français)

The seductive mirror flees
Where you are now braiding
The gold of your fairy hair;
Leave [the] ribbons and tangles there,
For the thorny bushes
Will soon dishevel your hair.

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This text was added to the website: 2021-10-03
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Word count: 30