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from Volkslieder (Folksongs)

À La Claire Fontaine
 (Sung text for setting by E. Daley)
 Matches base text
Language: French (Français) 
A la claire fontaine
M'en allant promener,
J'ai trouvé l'eau si belle
Que je m'y suis baigné.

(Refrain)
Ii y a longtemps que je t'aime,
jamais je ne t'oublierai.

Sous les feuilles d'un chêne
Je me suis fait sécher,
Sur la plus haute branche,
Un rossignol chantait.
(Refrain)

Chante, rossignol, chante,
Toi qui as le coeur gai,
Tu as le coeur à rire,
Moi je l'ai à pleurer.
(Refrain)

J'ai perdu mon amie
Sans l'avoir mérité,
Pour un bouquet de roses,
Que je lui refusai.
(Refrain)

Je voudrais que la rose
Fût encore au rosier,
Et que ma douce amie
Fût encore a m'aimer.
(Refrain)

Composition:

    Set to music by Eleanor Joanne Daley (b. 1955), "À La Claire Fontaine", copyright © 2016 [ women's chorus and piano ], Alliance Music Publication

Text Authorship:

  • from Volkslieder (Folksongs)

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Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2026-03-16
Line count: 27
Word count: 105

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