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by Charles, Duc d'Orléans (1394 - 1465)

Petit mercier! Petit panier!
 (Sung text for setting by J. Françaix)
 See original
Language: French (Français) 
Our translations:  ENG
Petit mercier! Petit panier!
Pourtant si je n'ai marchandise
Qui soit du tout à votre guise,
Ne blâmez pour ce mon métier.

Je gagne denier à denier,
C'est loin du trésor de Venise,
Petit mercier! Petit panier!
Pourtant si je n'ai marchandise.

Tandis qu'il est jour ouvrier,
Le temps perds quand à vous devise:
Je vais parfaire mon emprise
Et parmi les rues crier:
Petit mercier! Petit panier!

Composition:

    Set to music by Jean Françaix (1912 - 1997), "Petit mercier! Petit panier!", copyright © 1950 [ voice and piano ], from Cinq poèmes de Charles d'Orleans, no. 3, Mainz, Schott

Text Authorship:

  • by Charles, Duc d'Orléans (1394 - 1465), title 1: "Rondeau CCCXXX", title 2: "Chanson LXXVIII"

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

  • ENG English (Peter Low) , copyright © 2022, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Harry Joelson

This text was added to the website: 2010-01-29
Line count: 13
Word count: 70

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