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by Antoine Danchet (1671 - 1748)

Charmant Papillon
Language: French (Français) 
Our translations:  ENG
Charmant papillon dont l'aile d'or passe
Dans l'espace
Comme une fleur!

Que ne puis-je, sur ta trace,
M'envoler avec toi comme une soeur!

Charmant papillon dont l'aile d'or passe
Dans l'espace
Comme une fleur!
Je voudrais voler avec toi
Comme une soeur!

C'est à peine si tu te poses,
Sur la feuille tender des roses,
Dans l'espace que tu parcours,
Ah!
Que tes bons jours sont cours!

Charmant papillon dont l'aile d'or passe
Dans l'espace
Comme une fleur!
Je voudrais voler avec toi
Comme une soeur!

Text Authorship:

  • by Antoine Danchet (1671 - 1748) [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 Thomas André Campra (1660 - 1744), "Charmant Papillon", from the opera Les Fêtes vénitiennes [ sung text checked 1 time]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ENG English (Faith J. Cormier) , "Charming Butterfly", written 2004, copyright © 2004 by Faith J. Cormier, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Marie-Claire Herman

This text was added to the website: 2003-12-06
Line count: 20
Word count: 86

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