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by Arthur Justin Léon Leclère (1874 - 1966), as Tristan Klingsor

Quand il pleut à Blois
Language: French (Français) 
La terre tourne comme elle peut ; 
Du soir tout gris au matin bleu 
Plus d'une fille oublie 
Son propre aveu ; 
Qu'en dites-vous, Monsieur de la Mélancolie ?

Quant il pleut à Blois 
Il fait sec à Dreux ; 
La femme mûre embrasse un jeune gueux, 
Et le mari boit 
Sa coupe jusqu'à la lie ;
Qu'en dites-vous, Monsieur de la Mélancolie ?

En ce monde, mon Dieu, 
Rit-on trop ou trop peu ? 
La cuisse la plus jolie 
Un jour est sèche comme pieu ; 
La terre tourne comme elle peut ; 
Qu'en dites-vous, Monsieur de la Mélancolie ?

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Confirmed with Tristan Klingsor, Humoresques, Amiens, Éd. Edgar Malfère, 1921, page 111.


Text Authorship:

  • by Arthur Justin Léon Leclère (1874 - 1966), as Tristan Klingsor, "Quand il pleut à Blois", appears in Humoresques, in 3. Chansons de bonne humeur, no. 20, Amiens, Bibliothèque du Hérisson, Éd. E. Malfère, first published 1921 [author's text checked 1 time 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 Arthur Justin Léon Leclère (1874 - 1966), as Tristan Klingsor, "Quand il pleut à Blois", published 1922 [ voice and piano ], from Quatre chansons de bonne humeur, no. 3, Éd. Rouart & Lerolle [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2022-08-17
Line count: 17
Word count: 91

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