by (Paul) Jules Barbier (1825 - 1901) and by Michel Carré (1822 - 1872)
Chanson Napolitaine
Language: French (Français)
De Naples à Florence et de Parme à Vérone, Chacun connaît Caméléone Et ses chansons d’amour. Des vers que j’improvise aux sons de ma guitare Je ne suis point avare ; Moi, je fais fi de l’or, Et je ne demande à ceux que j’égaye Qu’un sourire et moins encor ; C’est en applaudissant mes chansons qu’on me paye.
Authorship:
- by (Paul) Jules Barbier (1825 - 1901), written 1864 [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
- by Michel Carré (1822 - 1872), written 1864 [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 Charles Camille Saint-Saëns (1835 - 1921), "Chanson Napolitaine", subtitle: "Chanson de Spiridion", published 1889, first performed 1877 [ medium voice and piano ], from opera Le Timbre d'argent, Éd. Choudens (voice and piano song) [sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2021-11-25
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Word count: 59