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by Armand Silvestre (1837 - 1901)

Petit Jésus, maître du ciel
Language: French (Français) 
Petit Jésus, maître du ciel, 
Que les anges chantant Noël,
Veillent sous leurs blancheurs ailées, 
Viens donc pour les petits oiseaux 
Qui frissonnent au bord des eaux
   Gelées !

Bonnes gens qui, sur le chemin,
Passez un rosaire à la main, 
Dont l'âme a des Ave pour ailes, 
Priez pour les petits oiseaux
Dont la neige a trempé les os
   Si frèles !

Cloches sonores au doux bruit, 
Qui, pour la messe de minuit,
Au fond de l'air, tintez, agiles, 
Sonnez pour les petits oiseaux !
Les nids sont frères des berceaux
   Fragiles.

Beaux anges, nos frères ailés, 
Qui, près de la crèche, volez, 
Vous que Dieu sur la terre envoie, 
Apportez aux petits oiseaux,
[Blottis, tremblants, sous]1 les roseaux,
   La joie !

Available sung texts:   ← What is this?

•   C. Chaminade 

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Confirmed with Armand Silvestre, Les Aurores lointaines -- Poésies nouvelles -- 1892-1895, Paris, Bibliothèque Charpentier, 1896, pages 204-205.

1 Chaminade: "Grelottant parmi"

Text Authorship:

  • by Armand Silvestre (1837 - 1901), "Noël des oiseaux", written 1892-1895, appears in Les Aurores lointaines, Poésies nouvelles 1892-1895 , in 7. Vers pour être chantés, no. 4, Paris, Éd. Charpentier, first published 1896 [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 Cécile Chaminade (1857 - 1944), "Le noël des oiseaux", published 1893 [ medium voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2017-04-18
Line count: 24
Word count: 120

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