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Ah... Voyez-vous toute en dentelles, En soie blanche, belle, belle, La marquise jeune et frêle Qui s’avance? Sa petite jambe fine Et sa tête si mutine, Si exquise, si câline, Danse, danse. C’est la danse qui s’enchaîne Et si lentement l’entraîne, En tenant sa belle traîne Danse, danse. Violons et clarinettes, Cette musique exquise, coquette, Pour nos jours, hélas, simplette, Cette danse. Ah...
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)
- by Léo Delibes (1836 - 1891), "Passepied", published 1931, copyright © 1931 [soprano and piano], G. Schirmer [ sung text checked 1 time]
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- ENG English (Garrett Medlock) , "Passepied", copyright © 2019, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this text: Garrett Medlock [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2019-02-26
Line count: 18
Word count: 63
Ah… Do you see, all in lace, In white silk, lovely, lovely, The marquise young and frail Who is advancing? Her thin little leg And her head so mischievous, So exquisite, so cuddly, Dances, dances. It is the dance which [moves endlessly] And so slowly carries [away], Holding its beautiful train Dances, dances. Violins and clarinets, This exquisite [and] coquettish music For our days, alas, simple This dance. Ah...
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- a text in French (Français) by Anna Eristoff, Princess (1893 - 1960)
This text was added to the website: 2019-02-26
Line count: 18
Word count: 69