Translation Singable translation by R. H. Elkin
Le joli jardin
Language: French (Français)
Nous venons d'un joli jardin Près de la prairie, En tout temps fleurie, Où l'on voit les petits lapins Brouter la sauge et le thym. Quand sous la charmille Le grillon sautille Pour ses peccadilles Nul ne le punit; Les jeunes mésanges, Que rien ne dérange, Sous l'aile des anges Dorment dans leur nid. Nous venons d'un joli jardin Près de la prairie, En tout temps fleurie, Où l'on voit les petits lapins Brouter la sauge et le thym. Le Criquet se pose Tout près de la Rose, Qui gentiment cause Pour l’apprivoiser; Le fat se dandine, Se pique aux épines ; La Rose câline Lui donne un baiser. Menez-nous au joli jardin Près de la prairie, En tout temps fleurie, Où l’on voit les petits lapins Brouter la sauge et le thym.
Text Authorship:
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Gabriel Grovlez (1879 - 1944), "Le joli jardin", from Premier recueil de chansons d'enfants, Paris, Éd Max Eschig [sung text checked 1 time]
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English [singable] (R. H. Elkin) , "The pretty garden"
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Line count: 31
Word count: 132
The pretty garden
Language: English after the French (Français)
There's a garden, not far away, Full of shadowy bowers, Full of grass and flowers, Where you see little bunnies play And nibble, nibble all day. There the merry cricket Hops about the thicket; No-one calls him wicked, No-one stops his fun; And the little lizard, Nimble as a wizard, Safe from storm and blizzard Just enjoys the sun. There's a garden, not far away, Full of shadowy bowers, Full of grass and flowers, Where you see little bunnies play And nibble, nibble all day. The bee takes up his station, Close to the carnation, Starting a flirtation, Just to pass an hour; Then the wily fellow Steals her honey mellow And flits, fat and yellow, To another flow’r! There's a garden, not far away, Full of shadowy bowers, Full of grass and flowers, Where you see little bunnies play And nibble, nibble all day.
From the Grovlez score.
Text Authorship:
- Singable translation by R. H. Elkin , "The pretty garden" [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in French (Français) by Sabine Mancel
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- [ None yet in the database ]
Researcher for this page: Johann Winkler
This text was added to the website: 2020-06-10
Line count: 31
Word count: 145