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from Volkslieder (Folksongs)

J'ai descendu
 (Sung text for setting by M. Seiber)
 Matches base text
Language: French (Français) 
Our translations:  ENG
J'ai descendu dans mon jardin (bis)
Pour y cueillir du romarin
Gentil coquelicot, Mesdames
Gentil coquelicot nouveau

J'n'en avais pas cueilli trois brins (bis)
Qu'un rossignol vint sur ma main
Gentil coquelicot, Mesdames
Gentil coquelicot nouveau

Il me dit trois mots en latin (bis)
Que les hommes ne valent rien
Gentil coquelicot Mesdames
Gentil coquelicot nouveau

Que les hommes ne valent rien (bis)
Et les garçons encore moins bien
Gentil coquelicot Mesdames
Gentil coquelicot nouveau

Des dames, il ne me dit rien (bis)
Mais des d'moiselles beaucoup de bien
Gentil coquelicot Mesdames
Gentil coquelicot nouveau

Composition:

    Set to music by Mátyás György Seiber (1905 - 1960), "J'ai descendu", 1944, published 1959 [ soprano and guitar ], from Four French Folksongs , no. 2, Schott

Text Authorship:

  • from Volkslieder (Folksongs)

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

  • ENG English (Laura Claycomb) , "I went down", copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Laura Claycomb

This text was added to the website: 2011-11-24
Line count: 20
Word count: 95

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