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by ? Jousselin

Si j’étais petit oiseau
Language: French (Français) 
Ah, si j’étais petit oiseau 
Ayant la voix de Philomèle, 
Pour voir son visage si beau 
J’irais voltiger auprès d’elle.
Ah, si j’étais petit oiseau, etc. 

Si j’avais le corsage noir 
Et les ailes de l’hirondelle, 
J’irais dans son joli boudoir, 
J’irais me reposer près d’elle. 

Je donnerais ma liberté 
Pour être sa soeur, son amie, 
Je mettrais ma félicité 
À lui sacrifier ma vie. 
Ah, si j’étais petit oiseau, etc.
 
Et pour égayer chaque jour 
Le silence de sa retraite, 
Je lui dirais avec amour 
Ma plus gentille chansonnette. 

J’aurais ma part de son bonheur, 
Sa tristesse serait la mienne, 
En écoutant battre son cœur 
Ma voix appellerait la sienne. 
Ah, si j’étais petit oiseau, etc.

Text Authorship:

  • by ? Jousselin  [author's text not yet checked 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 Jacques Offenbach (1819 - 1880), "Si j’étais petit oiseau", first performed 1849. [voice and violoncello] [
     text verified 1 time
    ]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2015-10-07
Line count: 23
Word count: 117

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