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by Théodore Faullin de Banville (1823 - 1891)

Ma Colombine
Language: French (Français) 
Ma Colombine je t'implore,
Et loin de toi mon front se penche
Comme un lys que l'été dévore :
Reviens, ô ma colombe blanche !
Tra la la la etc.

Reviens, ou du moins fais-moi signe,
Mon trésor, mon étoile, mon cygne,
Ma colombe, ma colombelle !
Tra la la la etc.

Loin de tes yeux, faussant l'histoire,
Comme un Pierrot prêt à la tombe,
Je sens pâlir ma face noire,
O Colombine, ma colombe !
Tra la la la etc.

O toi qui dévidais la soie
De mes beaux jours sur ta bobine,
Reviens pour me remplir de joie,
Ma colombe, ma Colombine !
Tra la la la etc.

Confirmed with Théodore de Banville, Oeuvres poétiques complètes, éd. Honoré Champion, 2001, volume VIII (8), Poèmes non recueillis et inédits, page 416.


Text Authorship:

  • by Théodore Faullin de Banville (1823 - 1891), "Ma Colombine" [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 Jules-Alfred Cressonnois (1823 - 1883), "Ma Colombine", published 1880 [ high voice and piano ], from Harmonies : 24 Mélodies, Chant & Piano, no. 16, Paris, Éd. F. Schoen [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this page: François Le Roux [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2021-02-27
Line count: 19
Word count: 102

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