by Michel Veber (1896 - 1965), as Nino
L'éléphant du Jardin des Plantes
Language: French (Français)
Our translations: ENG
Ah! savez-vous pourquoi, ma tante, L'éléphant du Jardin des Plantes Traîne son nez d'un air gêné, Comme s'il était pris en faute? Cela ne se dit pas, ma tante, Dans le monde à voix haute. L'éléphant du Jardin des Plantes A fait pipi dans sa culôte.
Text Authorship:
- by Michel Veber (1896 - 1965), as Nino [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 Manuel Rosenthal (1904 - 2003), "L'éléphant du Jardin des Plantes", 1934, from Chansons du Monsieur Bleu, no. 2. [ sung text verified 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Laura Prichard) , "The elephant of the Botanical Garden", copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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