Seize ans | Voici que j'ai seize ans

by Louis Pomey (1835 - 1901)

Seize ans

Language: French (Français)

Available translation(s): ENG

Voici que j'ai seize ans,
On dit que je suis belle; 
Adieu, adieu, jeux innocents,
Le monde à lui m'appelle, 
Quelle ivresse dans tous mes sens!
Toujours fête nouvelle! 
J'entends, la nuit dans mon sommeil,
Chanter la valse que j'adore,
Et le matin, à mon réveil,
La valse chante encore.
Plus d'un amoureux 
M'a dit pour vous je soupire;
Mais l'oeil langoureux 
Et l'air piteux 
Me font rire. La la la la
Mais peut-être quelque jour; 
Triste et pleurant sur moi-même,
Faudra-t-il dire à mon tour. 
Vous qui m'aimez, je vous aime! 
Mais non, c'en est fait point d'amour!
La danse est ce que j'aime!

Authorship:

by Louis Pomey (1835 - 1901), "Seize ans" [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 Pauline Viardot-García (1821 - 1910), "Seize ans", VWV: 4023 (1848) [voice and piano], from 12 Mazurkas for voice and piano, no. 1, note: an arrangement of Chopin's Mazurka #31 in A-flat major, op. 50 no. 2., also set in Polish (Polski), also set in Russian (Русский) [ sung text checked 2 times]

Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:

Also set in Polish (Polski), a translation by Jan Konstanty Chęciński (1826 - 1874) ENG ; composed by Pauline Viardot-García.
Also set in Russian (Русский), a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist ENG ; composed by Pauline Viardot-García.

Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

Researcher for this text: John Versmoren

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 21
Word count: 105

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