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by Victor Hugo (1802 - 1885)

J'adore Suzette
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Language: French (Français) 
J'adore Suzette,
Mais j'aime Suzon.
Suzette en toilette,
Suzon sans façon.
Ah! Suzon, Suzette!
Suzette, Suzon!
Je t'adore.

Rimons pour Suzette,
Rimons pour Suzon,
L'une est ma musette,
L'autre est ma chanson.
Ah! Suzon, Suzette!
Suzette, Suzon!

La main de Suzette,
La jambe à Suzon,
Quelle main bien faite!
Quel petit chausson!
Ah! Suzon, Suzette!
Suzette, Suzon!

Je rêve à Suzette, 
J'embrasse Suzon, 
L'une est bien coquette, 
L'autre est bon garçon. 
Ah! Suzon, Suzette! 
Suzette, Suzon! -

Tapis pour Suzette,
Jardin pour Suzon,
Foin de la moquette,
Vive le gazon!
Ah! Suzon, Suzette!
Suzette, Suzon!

Au bal va Suzétte, 
Aù bois va Suzon, 
J'épie et je guette 
L'ombre et le buisson. 
Ah! Suzon, Suzette! 
Suzette, Suzon!

Jaloux de Suzette`! 
Jaloux de Suzon! 
La bergeronnette
Fait damner l'oison. 
Ah! Suzon, Suzette! 
Suzette, Suzon!

Si jamais Suzette 
Rit comme Suzon, 
Au diable je jette
Toute ma raison.
Ah! Suzon,-Suzette! 
Suzette, Suzon!
 
Si comme Suzette
Souriait Suzon,
Cette humble amourette 
Serait mon poison.
Ah! Suzon, Suzette! 
Suzette, Suzon!

S'il faut fuir Suzette
Ou quitter Suzon,
Et que je n'en mette
Qu'une en ma maison,
Ah! Suzon, Suzette!
Suzette, Suzon!

Je quitte Suzette,
Je garde Suzon,
L'une me rend bête,
L'autre me rend bon.
Ah! Suzon, Suzette!
Suzette, Suzon!

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•   C. Saint-Saëns 

C. Saint-Saëns sets stanzas 1-3, 5, 4, 10-11

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Text Authorship:

  • by Victor Hugo (1802 - 1885), no title, appears in Toute la lyre - nouvelle série, in 7. Toute la lyre - VII., in 23. Chansons, no. 1, first published 1853/4 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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