by
Maurice Magre (1877 - 1941)
Chanson au bord de la fontaine
Language: French (Français)
Ô blanches colombes du soir,
Quand je viendrai m'asseoir
Sur la pierre de la fontaine,
À l'heure où tout est noir,
Je vous dirai ma grande peine
Et mon espoir.
Ô blanches colombes du soir,
Envoyez alors votre reine sur le lavoir ;
Je lui dirai pourquoi je traîne
ce désespoir ;
Je lui dirai ma grande peine
Et mon espoir.
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Word count: 59
Song by the fountain
Language: English after the French (Français)
Oh, white doves of the evening,
When I come to sit down
On the stone of the fountain,
At the hour when everything is dark,
I will tell you my troubles
And my hopes.
Oh, white doves of the evening,
Send hence your queen from above the laundry shed;
I will tell her why I linger
in this desperation;
I will tell you my troubles
And my hopes.
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Line count: 12
Word count: 68