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by Arthur Justin Léon Leclère (1874 - 1966), as Tristan Klingsor

Le postillon de Longjumeau
Language: French (Français) 
Bon postillon de Longjumeau
En habit rouge, en gilet bleu,
En culotte blanche de peau,
Bon postillon de Longjumeau
Arrête un peu.

Bon postillon de Longjumeau
Avec ce tronc de cône que tu inclines
Sur ton oreille en guise de chapeau,
Bon postillon de Longjumeau
Arrête ta berline.

Je veux monter dans ta guimbarde
Et tu pourras fouetter ta haridelle,
Car il me tarde
D'être auprès de la belle
Dont je suis l'amant fidèle.

La route est fleurie et jolie à suivre;
Fais carillonner tout le long l'argentine
Sonnerie des grelots de cuivre,
Et fais envoler la poussière fine
Sous les roues de ta berline.

A la croisée de son château m'attend celle
Aux yeux d'or vert troublés d'émoi,
Aux lèvres chères de jouvencelle;
Bon postillon de Longjumeau, grimpe en selle
Et vite, vite, emmène-moi.

Galope et tu auras vingt beaux sols français,
Bon postillon de Longjumeau, vingt ou trente,
Et de plus quand ma mie ôtera son corset,
Tu pourras toi aussi caresser la servante,
D'une main leste, jusqu'où tu sais.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Arthur Justin Léon Leclère (1874 - 1966), as Tristan Klingsor, "Le postillon de Longjumeau", written 1921?, appears in Humoresques, in 4. Chroniques du chaperon et de la braguette, no. 8, Amiens, Bibliothèque du Hérisson, Éd. E. Malfère, first published 1921 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

  • by René Camille Henri Berthelot (1903 - 1999), "Le postillon de Longjumeau", 1968, published 1970 [ voice and piano ], from Chansons galantes et romanesques - 1er cahier, no. 3, Nice, Éd. G. Delrieu [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2014-06-12
Line count: 30
Word count: 172

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