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by Victor Hugo (1802 - 1885)

Jamais elle ne raille
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Language: French (Français) 
Our translations:  ENG
    Jamais elle ne raille,
    Étant un calme esprit ;
    Mais toujours elle rit. -
Voici des brins de mousse avec des brins de paille ;
    Fauvette des roseaux,
    Fais ton nid sur les eaux.

    Quand sous la clarté douce
    Qui sort de tes beaux yeux,
    On passe, on est joyeux. -
Voici des brins de paille avec des brins de mousse ;
    Martinet de l'azur,
    Fais ton nid dans mon mur.

    Dans l'aube avril se mire,
    Et les rameaux fleuris
    Sont pleins de petits cris. -
Voici de son regard, voici de son sourire,
    Amour, ô doux vainqueur,
    Fais ton nid dans mon cœur.

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Confirmed with Victor Hugo, Les quatre vents de l'esprit, Paris, Émile Testard, 1889, pages 353-354.


Text Authorship:

  • by Victor Hugo (1802 - 1885), "Chanson d'autrefois", written 1855, appears in Les quatre vents de l'esprit, in 3. Le Livre Lyrique -- La Destinée, no. 13a, first published 1908 [author's text checked 2 times against a primary source]

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This text was added to the website: 2013-10-31
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