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by Abel Reno

La Science de Jeanne
Language: French (Français) 
De n'être pas assez lettrée,
Mère, tu m'accuses : Pourquoi ?
De ton cœur je connais l'entrée,
Je sais que mon bonheur c'est toi !
Ah ! tu souris en silence,
Ma voix te sait désarmer ;
Oui, ma plus belle science,
Mère, est de savoir t'aimer !

Je sais ce que disent les roses,
Je sais faire un nœud gracieux,
Je sais parler de mille choses,
Que j'apprends dans tes jolis yeux !
Ah ! tu souris en silence etc.

Je sais bien me faire comprendre,
Quand je veux de nouveaux jou-joux ;
Je sais encor donner et prendre
Un bon baiser qui m'est bien doux !
Ah ! tu souris en silence etc.

Text Authorship:

  • by Abel Reno  [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 Jean-Baptiste Théodore Weckerlin (1821 - 1910), "La Science de Jeanne", subtitle: "Chanson d'enfant", published [1875] [ medium voice and piano ], Paris, Éd. 'Au Ménestrel' Heugel [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this page: Johann Winkler

This text was added to the website: 2020-10-24
Line count: 18
Word count: 104

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