Dix Mélodies

Song Cycle by Jules Bouval (1867 - 1914)

1. Fleur messagère
 (Sung text)

Language: French (Français) 
J'ai mis sur cette fleur un baiser plein d'ivresse,
Pour vous qui m'avez pris tout mon coeur en un jour.
Puissiez-vous deviner la discrète caresse
De cet ardent baiser d'amour!

J'ai raconté tout bas à la fleur palpitante
La joie et les douleurs qui me viennent de vous
Puissiez-vous retrouver dans son odeur troublante
Ces aveux sincères et fous!

Enfin dans cette fleur j'ai mis toute mon âme,
Comme si je croyais au langage des fleurs,
Et j'ai laissé tomber, brûlants comme la flamme,
Dans son calice, tous mes pleurs!

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  • ENG English (Faith J. Cormier) , "Messenger flower", copyright © 2004, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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2. Le Gai printemps

Language: French (Français) 
Voici les brunes hirondelles
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4. Bien‑aimée, en l'instant béni

Language: French (Français) 
Bien-aimée, en l'instant béni
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5. Marguerite

Language: French (Français) 
Rien ne console de son adieu
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7. La Sulamite

Language: French (Français) 
Tu chantes les soupirs
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8. Au pays des guitares

Language: French (Français) 
Voici le mois des sérénades
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9. Les Deux corbeaux

Language: French (Français) 
Le corbeau vers le corbeau vole
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  • a text in English from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "The twa corbies", published by Sir Walter Scott, as written down, from tradition, by a lady, from The Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border, Vol. 3, James Ballantyne, Edinburgh, first published 1803

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10. Le Chasse‑neige

Language: French (Français) 
Quand j'étais chasse-neige
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Total word count: 90