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by Armand Silvestre (1837 - 1901)

Petit Jésus, maître du ciel
Language: French (Français) 
Petit Jésus, maître du ciel, 
Que les anges chantant Noël,
Veillent sous leurs blancheurs ailées, 
Viens donc pour les petits oiseaux 
Qui frissonnent au bord des eaux
   Gelées !

Bonnes gens qui, sur le chemin,
Passez un rosaire à la main, 
Dont l'âme a des Ave pour ailes, 
Priez pour les petits oiseaux
Dont la neige a trempé les os
   Si frèles !

Cloches sonores au doux bruit, 
Qui, pour la messe de minuit,
Au fond de l'air, tintez, agiles, 
Sonnez pour les petits oiseaux !
Les nids sont frères des berceaux
   Fragiles.

Beaux anges, nos frères ailés, 
Qui, près de la crèche, volez, 
Vous que Dieu sur la terre envoie, 
Apportez aux petits oiseaux,
Blottis, tremblants, sous les roseaux,
   La joie !

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•   C. Chaminade 

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Confirmed with Armand Silvestre, Les Aurores lointaines -- Poésies nouvelles -- 1892-1895, Paris, Bibliothèque Charpentier, 1896, pages 204-205.


Text Authorship:

  • by Armand Silvestre (1837 - 1901), "Noël des oiseaux", written 1892-1895, appears in Les Aurores lointaines, Poésies nouvelles 1892-1895 , in 7. Vers pour être chantés, no. 4, Paris, Éd. Charpentier, first published 1896 [author's text checked 1 time 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 Cécile Chaminade (1857 - 1944), "Le noël des oiseaux", published 1893 [ medium voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2017-04-18
Line count: 24
Word count: 120

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