Les Chansons de Bilitis

Operetta by Joseph Kosma (1905 - 1969)

. Le Serment

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«Lorsque l'eau des fleuves remontera 
jusqu'aux sommets couverts de neiges ; 
lorsqu'on sèmera l'orge et le blé 
dans les sillons mouvants de la mer ;

Lorsque les pins naîtront des lacs 
et les nénufars des rochers, 
lorsque le soleil deviendra noir, 
lorsque la lune tombera sur l'herbe.

Alors, mais alors seulement, 
je prendrai une autre femme, 
et je t'oublierai, Bilitis, 
âme de ma vie, coeur de mon cœur». 

Il me l'a dit, il me l'a dit ! 
Que m'importe le reste du monde ! 
Où es-tu, bonheur insensé 
qui te compares à mon bonheur !

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Set by Joseph Kosma (1905 - 1969), 1954, published 1954 [ voice and piano ], Éd. Salabert
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1. Ronde de la Guerre de Troie

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2. Qui aimes‑tu, Bilitis ?

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3. Rien, rien que toi

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4. C'est une enfant, c'est une femme

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5. Rose... Rose... Rose...

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Total word count: 90