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by Édouard Jules Henri Pailleron (1834 - 1899)

C'était en avril
 (Sung text for setting by C. Chaminade)
 See original
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.

 ... 

Composition:

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

Text Authorship:

  • by Édouard Jules Henri Pailleron (1834 - 1899), "Chanson", appears in Avril, Chansons et poèmes, first published 1864

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

  • ENG English (Emily Ezust) , copyright © 2025
  • RUS Russian (Русский) [singable] (Veronika Mikhailovna Tushnova)


Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Guy Laffaille [Guest Editor] , Ferdinando Albeggiani

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

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