J'ai mon propre jardin

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by Thomas Moore (1779 - 1852)

Translation © by Pierre Mathé

I have a garden of my own

Language: English

Our translations: FRE

I have a garden of my own
Shining with flow'rs of ev'ry hue;
I lov'd it dearly while alone,
But I shall love it more with you:
And there the golden bees shal come
In summer time at break of morn,
And wake us with their busy hum
Around the Siha's fragrant thorn.

I have a fawn from Aden's land,
On leafy buds and berries nurst;
And you shall feed him from your hand,
Though he may start with fear at first.
And I will lead you where he lies
For shelter in the noontide heat,
And you may touch his sleeping eyes,
And feel his little silv'ry feet.

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Text Authorship:

by Thomas Moore (1779 - 1852) [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 Katherine Kennicott Davis (1892 - 1980), "I Have a Fawn", 1966 [ voice and piano ], Galaxy Music [sung text not yet checked]
by Peter Warlock (1894 - 1930), "I Have a Garden", alternate title: "A Child's Song", 1910, published 1925, revised 1924 [sung text checked 1 time]

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FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2026, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Line count: 16
Word count: 109

J'ai mon propre jardin

Language: French (Français) after the English

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J'ai mon propre jardin
Qui resplendit de fleurs de toutes les couleurs ;
Je l'aimais tendrement quand j'étais seul,
Mais je l'aimerai encore plus avec toi :
Et là, les abeilles dorées viendront
En été, à l'aube,
Et nous réveilleront de leur bourdonnement affairé
Autour des épines parfumées du Siha.

J’ai un faon venu des terres d’Aden,
Nourri de bourgeons feuillus et de baies ;
Et tu le nourriras de ta main,
Même s’il peut avoir peur au début.
Et je te conduirai là où il repose
Pour s’abriter de la chaleur de midi,
Et tu pourras toucher ses yeux endormis,
Et sentir ses petites pattes argentées.

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Translations of titles:
"A Child's Song" = "Une chanson d'enfant"
"I Have a Fawn" = "J'ai un faon"
"I Have a Garden" = "J'ai un jardin"

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a text in English by Thomas Moore (1779 - 1852)
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This text was added to the website: 2026-06-11
Line count: 16
Word count: 104