The fennel said to me: "He loves you so

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by Ioannes Papadiamantopoulos (1856 - 1910), as Jean Moréas

Translation © by Peter Low

Une jeune fille parle

(Sung text for setting by P. Bréville)

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Language: French (Français)

Our translations: ENG

Les fenouils m’ont dit : Il t’aime si
Follement qu’il est à ta merci ;
Pour son revenir va t’apprêter.
— Les fenouils ne savent que flatter !
Dieu, ait pitié de mon âme !

Les pâquerettes m’ont dit : Pourquoi
Avoir remis ta foi dans sa foi.
Son cœur est tanné comme un soudard.
— Pâquerettes vous parlez trop tard !
Dieu, ait pitié de mon âme !

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Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-2 of the original text.

Composition:

Pierre (Onfroy) de Bréville

Quatre mélodies

Oeuvres vocales- 1er recueil

Text Authorship:

by Ioannes Papadiamantopoulos (1856 - 1910), as Jean Moréas, "Une jeune fille parle", written 1886-1890, appears in Poésies 1886-1896, in 1. Le pèlerin passionné, in 2. Autant en emporte le vent, no. 7, Paris, Éd. Léon Vanier, first published 1892

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A young girl speaks

(Sung text translation for setting by P. Bréville)

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Language: English after the French (Français)

The fennel said to me: "He loves you so
madly that he is at your mercy.
Go get ready for his return."
- Flattery is all the fennel can do!
Lord take pity on my soul!

The daisies said to me: "Why
did you trust his trustworthiness?
His heart is as rough as a soldier."
- Daisies, you speak too late!
Lord take pity on my soul!

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Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-2 of the original text.

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a text in French (Français) by Ioannes Papadiamantopoulos (1856 - 1910), as Jean Moréas, "Une jeune fille parle", written 1886-1890, appears in Poésies 1886-1896, in 1. Le pèlerin passionné, in 2. Autant en emporte le vent, no. 7, Paris, Éd. Léon Vanier, first published 1892
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This text was added to the website: 2022-07-01
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