possibly by Louis Charles Alfred de Musset (1810 - 1857)
Il est donc bien vrai
Language: French (Français)
Il est donc bien vrai, Charmante Colette, Il est donc bien vrai Que pour votre fête, Colin vous a fait… Présent d’un bouquet. Quand il vous l’offrit. Charmante brunette. Quand il vous l’offrit. Petite Colette, On dit qu’il vous prit… Un frisson subit. Dites à présent, Charmante bergère. Dites à présent Que vous n’aimez guère, Qu’un amant constant… Vous fasse un présent.
About the headline (FAQ)
Confirmed with Revue des Deux Mondes, période initiale, tome 7, 1836, page 75. This is an excerpt from a play by Alfred de Musset in which a character named Van Buck sings a song. The lyrics of the song may have been written by Musset, or this may be an unattributed quotation of a popular song or poem of the time. Between each stanza, other characters (La Baronne and L'Abbé) speak. Their words have been omitted above.
Text Authorship:
- possibly by Louis Charles Alfred de Musset (1810 - 1857), no title, appears in Il ne faut jurer de rien, proverbe [play], first published 1836 [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 Camille Erlanger (1863 - 1919), "Colette" [ medium voice and piano ], Paris, Éditions Paul Dupont [sung text not yet checked]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2020-08-22
Line count: 18
Word count: 62