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Pauvre Jeanette,
Qui chantoit si bien,
Lalirette,
Triste et seulette,
Tu ne dis plus rien.
Las ! je soupire
Loin de mon ami :
Ne sais rien dire
A d'autres qu'à lui.
Jeune fillette,
Ne peux-tu changer ?
Lalirette :
Crois-moi, Jeanette,
Choisis un berger.
Le roi lui-même
Auroit un refus ;
Du jour qu'on aime
On ne choisit plus.
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This text was added to the website: 2010-07-27
Line count: 18
Word count: 62
"Poor Jeanette,
Who sang so well,
Tralala,
Sad and all alone,
You no longer say anything."
"Alas! I am pining
Far from my sweetheart:
I can't say anything
To anyone but him."
"Young little girl,
Can't you make a change?
Tralala:
Believe me, Jeanette,
Choose a shepherd."
"The king himself
I would turn away;
Once one falls in love
One no longer has a choice."
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This text was added to the website: 2025-11-24
Line count: 18
Word count: 70
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