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Les trois filles allèrent danser au clair de lune, La blonde, la châtaine et la brune. Parut le Diable et leur dit: Dansez pour moi cette nuit. Allez, nous n'aurons pas peur De danser pour vous, Monseigneur, Le première dansa en levant les bras, La seconde fit tournoyer ses cheveux, Mais ce fut la troisième Qui dansa le mieux. Dit de Diable: Vous dansez si bien Que vous reviendrez demain. La nuit suivante elles dansèrent, Bien d'autres nuits entières, Devinrent trois sorcières. Et quand on passe dans le bois On entend leurs voix ...
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Text Authorship:
- by Séverin Faust (1872 - 1945), as Camille Mauclair, "Ronde", appears in Sonatines d'automne, in Historiettes au crépuscule, no. 7, Paris, Éd. Librairie académique Perrin, first published 1894 [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 Carol Bérard (1881 - 1942), "Ronde", 1907?, published 1907 [ medium voice and piano ], from Mélodies, no. 5, Paris, Éd. Max Eschig [sung text not yet checked]
- by Ernest Bloch (1880 - 1959), "Ronde", B. 30 no. 3 (1903), published 1904 [ high voice and piano ], from Historiettes au crépuscule, no. 3, Éd. E. Demets [sung text checked 1 time]
- by Gustave Charpentier (1860 - 1956), "Les trois sorcières", 1893, published 1894 [ medium voice and piano ], from Poèmes chantés, no. 12, Éd. H. Tellier [sung text not yet checked]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Michael P Rosewall) , copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 17
Word count: 93
Three young girls danced in the moonlight – One blond, one auburn and one brunette. The devil appeared and said to them: Dance for me this evening. Go on, we’re not afraid Of dancing for you, sir, The first danced with her arms raised, The second whirled her hair, But is was the third girl Who danced best of all. The devil said: You dance so well That you will return tomorrow. They danced the following night, And through many more nights, Gradually turning into witches. And when you travel through the forest You can hear their voices --
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Translations of title(s):
"Les trois sorcières" = "The three witches"
"Ronde" = "Round"
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Based on:
- a text in French (Français) by Séverin Faust (1872 - 1945), as Camille Mauclair, "Ronde", appears in Sonatines d'automne, in Historiettes au crépuscule, no. 7, Paris, Éd. Librairie académique Perrin, first published 1894
This text was added to the website: 2024-07-11
Line count: 17
Word count: 98