by Édouard Jules Henri Pailleron (1834 - 1899)
Translation © by Emily Ezust

C'était en avril
 (Sung text for setting by C. Chaminade)
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Language: French (Français) 
Our translations:  ENG
C'était en avril, un dimanche,
Oui, un dimanche ! -- 
J'étais heureux...
Vous aviez une robe blanche
Et deux gentils brins de pervenche,
Oui, de pervenche,
Dans les cheveux.

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Note: the text above is taken from stanza 1 of the original text.

Composition:

    Set to music by Cécile Chaminade (1857 - 1944), "C'était en avril", published 1900, stanza 1 [ high voice and piano ], Éd. Enoch

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This text was added to the website: 2008-06-11
Line count: 21
Word count: 97

Language: English  after the French (Français) 
It was in April, a Sunday,
Yes, a Sunday;
I was happy...
You wore a white dress
And two sweet sprigs of periwinkle.
Yes, of periwinkle,
In your hair.

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Note: the text above is taken from stanza 1 of the original text.

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This text was added to the website: 2017-01-19
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Word count: 103