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from Volkslieder (Folksongs)

Quand mo‑té jeun’
 (Sung text for setting by M. Hare)
 Matches base text
Language: Creole 
Quand mo-té jeun’
    Mo-té jonglé Michieu;
A c’t’heur ma-pé fini vieux,
    Mo-pé jonglé bon Dieu.
 
Ma-pé jonglé bon temps passé, 
    Ma-pé jonglé bon temps passé,
Ma-pé jonglé bon temps passé,
    Ma-pé jonglé bon temps qu’est passé.
 
Le bal fini, bonsoir, Messieurs,
    La bal fini, bonsoir, Mesdam’ 
M’al-lé parti, 
    La, la, la, la, la!

Composition:

    Set to music by Maud Cuney Hare (1874 - 1936), "Quand mo-té jeun’", 1921 [ voice and piano ], from 6 Creole Folk-Songs, no. 4, New York : Carl Fischer
        Score: IMSLP [external link]

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  • from Volkslieder (Folksongs)

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This text was added to the website: 2026-03-05
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