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by Jean Pierre Claris de Florian (1755 - 1794)

Quand le papillon, amoureux
Language: French (Français) 
Quand le papillon, amoureux 
De la timide sensitive, 
Voltige d'une aile craintive 
Autour de l'objet de ses vœux, 
La fleur, sur sa tige tremblante, 
Frémit, et murmure tout bas : 
Beau papillon, n'approche pas ;
Tu ferais mourir ton amante. 

Le papillon va se poser 
Loin de la pauvre sensitive ; 
Mais bientôt son ardeur plus vive 
Le ramène : il prend un baiser : 
Aussitôt la fleur expirante 
Se fane et perd tous ses appas. 
Beau papillon, ne te plains pas ; 
Toi seul fis mourir ton amante. 

About the headline (FAQ)

Confirmed with Oeuvres complètes de Florian. Tome troisième, Leipsic (Leipzig), chez Erneste Fleischer, 1837, page 222.


Text Authorship:

  • by Jean Pierre Claris de Florian (1755 - 1794), "Air", appears in Le Baiser [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 Antoine Joseph Michael Romagnesi (1781 - 1850), "La sensitive et le papillon", 1825 [ vocal duet with piano ] [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2025-02-21
Line count: 16
Word count: 83

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