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by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Translation by Louis Morel-Retz (1825 - 1899), as Stop

Chanson grecque
Language: French (Français)  after the Greek (Ελληνικά) 
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Pauvre enfant de la plaine,
J'aimais la brune Irène,
    J'étais tout petit, 
    Je sortais du nid,
Pauvre enfant de la plaine,
Je l'adorais sans bruit.

Un soir à la fontaine
Je rencontrai ma reine,
    Je suis ton amant,
    Lui dis-je en tremblant,
Un soir à la fontaine,
Pitié pour mon tourment.

La belle souriante
Sur ma lèvre brûlante
    Mit un doux baiser,
    Je crus expirer,
La belle souriante
Me dit : vous reviendrez !

Vous reviendrez, dit-elle,
Quand la plume à votre aile
    Un jour poussera,
    Jouez jusque là,
Vous reviendrez, dit-elle,
Moi, je pleurais tout bas !

Mon cœur tendre et fidèle
Plus tard revint vers elle,
    Mais d'autres amours 
    Avais pris ses jours,
Mon cœur tendre et fidèle 
Hélas l'aime toujours.

Text Authorship:

  • by Louis Morel-Retz (1825 - 1899), as Stop [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

Based on:

  • a text in Greek (Ελληνικά) by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist  [text unavailable]
    • Go to the text page.

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

  • by Émile Guimet (1836 - 1918), "Chanson grecque" [ high voice and piano ], from Chansons d'amour, no. 30, Éd. Durand & Schoenewerck [sung text checked 1 time]

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This text was added to the website: 2026-08-03
Line count: 30
Word count: 120

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