by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Aime moi, bergère
Language: French (Français)
Aime moi, bergère, Et je t'aimerai ; Ne sois point légère, Je ne le serai : Ah ! que l'amour est gai Le joli mois de mai. Mon cœur et ma vie Je te donnerai, Jamais d'autre amie Je ne servirai. Ah ! Que l'amour est gai Le joli mois de mai. Dans ce vert bocage Je te mènerai, Cent fois à l'ombrage Je te baiserai. Ah ! Que l'amour est gai Le joli mois de mai. De nos amourettes Je te parlerai, Et sur les fleurettes Je te jeterai. Ah ! Que l'amour est gai Le joli mois de mai.
R. Quilter sets stanzas 1-2
About the headline (FAQ)
Confirmed with Bulletins de la Société des Compositeurs de Musique, 1re Année, Paris, 1863, page 230.
Text Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author, written <<1613 [author's text checked 1 time 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 Ivar Hallström (1826 - 1901), "Musette", 1855 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
- by Jacques Lefèvre (flourished 17th century), "Aime-moi, bergère" [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Roger Quilter (1877 - 1953), "Joli moi de mai", published 1947, stanzas 1-2 [ voice and piano ], from The Arnold Book of Old Songs, no. 11, London, Boosey & Hawkes, also set in English [sung text checked 1 time]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in English, a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ; composed by Roger Quilter.
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This text was added to the website: 2022-01-30
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Word count: 95