by
Charles Manso (1835 - 1903)
Language: French (Français)
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.
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- ENG English (Grant Hicks) , "Message ", copyright © 2025, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Language: English after the French (Français)
Leaning over the humble daisy
That you sent me in a letter,
And tearing off its sheath, I
Questioned the flower in a low voice.
"Am I loved?" I said, "My dear,
I await your sweet confession."
And the daughter of the meadow
Answered me thus: "A little..."
"A little! Is that how much she loves me?"
— Such is the cry that issued from my heart —
Will you come to tell me yourself
That the flower of the fields was lying?
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