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by Charles Manso (1835 - 1903)

Message
 (Sung text for setting by J. Koszul)
 See original
Language: French (Français) 
Our translations:  ENG
Penché sur l'humble pâquerette
Que dans un pli tu m'envoyas,
J'ai, déchirant sa collerette
Interrogé la fleur tout bas.

Suis-je aimé, dis-je ? ma chérie,
De toi j'attends ce doux aveu.
Et la fille de la prairie 
Me répondit alors : « Un peu... »

Un peu ! c'est ainsi qu'elle m'aime ?
— Ce cri de mon cœur est sorti. —
Viendras-tu me dire toi-même
Que la fleur des prés a menti ?

Composition:

    Set to music by Julien Koszul (1844 - 1927), "Message", published [1879] [ voice and piano ], from Deux Mélodies, no. 1, Éd. Durand, Schoenewerck & Cie.

Text Authorship:

  • by Charles Manso (1835 - 1903), "Message", written 1869?, appears in Les Chants du soir, poésies, in 2. Les sentiers du cœur, no. 9, Lille, Éd. L. Danel, first published 1869

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

  • ENG English (Grant Hicks) , "Message ", copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Grant Hicks [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2025-11-18
Line count: 12
Word count: 70

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