In the bright meadow and along the lanes

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by François Coppée (1842 - 1908)

Translation © by Amy Pfrimmer

Ritournelle

(Sung text for setting by G. Pierné)

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Language: French (Français)

Our translations: ENG ENG

Dans la plaine blonde et sous les allées,
Pour mieux faire accueil au doux messidor,
Nous irons chasser les choses ailées,
Moi, la strophe, et toi, le papillon d'or.

Et nous choisirons les routes tentantes,
Sous les saules gris et près des roseaux,
Pour mieux écouter les choses charmantes ;
Moi, le rythme, et toi, le chœur des oiseaux.

Suivant tous les deux les rives charmées,
Que le fleuve bat de ses flots parleurs,
Nous vous trouverons, choses parfumées,
Moi, glanant des vers, toi cueillant des fleurs.

Et l'amour, servant notre fantaisie,
Fera, ce jour-là l'été plus charmant,
Je serai poète, et toi poésie ;
Tu seras plus belle, et moi plus aimant.

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Gabriel Pierné

Text Authorship:

by François Coppée (1842 - 1908), "Ritournelle", written 1864-69, appears in Poèmes divers, no. 4, Paris, Éd. Alphonse Lemerre

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ENG English [singable] (Anonymous/Unidentified Artist) , "Ritournelle"
ENG English (Michael Berridge) , copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
ENG English (Amy Pfrimmer) , copyright © 2023, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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In the bright meadow and along the lanes

(Sung text translation for setting by G. Pierné)

See original

Language: English after the French (Français)

In the bright meadow and along the lanes, 
to better welcome the sweetness of summer,
We will go chasing winged things, 
me, the verse, and you, the golden butterfly.

And we will choose winding pathways, 
under the gray willows and near the water reeds,
To better hear everything singing; 
Me, the rhythm, and you, the chorus of birds.

Both of us following the rivers banks, 
charmed by the rivers pulsating waves,
We will find you, perfumed things, 
me collecting verses, you gathering flowers.

And love, serving our fantasy, 
will make this summer day even more inviting,
I will be poet, and you poetry; 
You will be more beautiful, and I more loving.

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a text in French (Français) by François Coppée (1842 - 1908), "Ritournelle", written 1864-69, appears in Poèmes divers, no. 4, Paris, Éd. Alphonse Lemerre
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