by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

Language: French (Français) 
Our translations:  ENG GER
Ma maîtresse est volage,
Mon rival est heureux;
S'il a son pucellage,
C'est qu'elle en avait deux.
Et vogue la galère,
Tant qu'elle pourra voguer.

Composition:

    Set to music by Francis Poulenc (1899 - 1963), "La maîtresse volage", FP 42 no. 1 (1925-1926), published 1926 [ baritone and piano ], from Chansons gaillardes, no. 1, Éd. Heugel

Text Authorship:

  • by Anonymous / Unidentified Author ( 18th century ) , "Les Deux Pucelages", subtitle: "Parodie"

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

  • ENG English (Simon Chalifoux) , "The unfaithful mistress", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • GER German (Deutsch) (Sonja Lohmiller) , "Die flatterhafte Geliebte", copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Matthias Fletzberger

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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Word count: 25