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by Victor Hugo (1802 - 1885)

Chanson de grand‑père
 (Sung text for setting by N. Reber)
 See original
Language: French (Français) 
Our translations:  ENG
Dansez, les petites filles,
Toutes en rond.
En vous voyant si gentilles,
Les bois riront.

Dansez, les petites reines,
Toutes en rond.
Les amoureux sous les frênes
S'embrasseront.

Dansez, les petites folles,
Toutes en rond.
Les bouquins dans les écoles
Bougonneront.

Dansez, les petites belles,
Toutes en rond.
Les oiseaux avec leurs ailes
Applaudiront.

Dansez, les petites fées,
Toutes en rond.
Dansez, de bleuets coiffées,
L'aurore au front.

Dansez, les petites femmes,
Toutes en rond.
Les messieurs diront aux dames
Ce qu'ils voudront.

Composition:

    Set to music by Napoléon-Henri Reber (1807 - 1880), "Chanson de grand-père"

Text Authorship:

  • by Victor Hugo (1802 - 1885), "Chanson de grand-père", appears in L'Art d'être grand-père, in 16. Deux chansons, no. 1, first published 1877

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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ENG English (Peter Low) , copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 24
Word count: 85

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