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by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

Gentils galants de France
Language: French (Français) 
« Gentils galants de France
Qui en la guerre allez,
Je vous prie qu’il vous plaise
Mon ami saluer. »

« Comment le saluerais
Quand point ne le connais ? »
« Il est bon à connaître :
Il est de blanc armé ;

« Il porte la croix blanche,
Les éperons dorés,
Et au bout de sa lance
Un fer d’argent doré. »

« Ne pleurez plus, la belle,
Car il est trépassé ;
Il est mort en Bretagne,
Les Bretons l’ont tué.

« J’ai vu faire sa fosse
L’orée d’un vert pré,
Et vu chanter sa messe
À quatre cordeliers. »

Text Authorship:

  • by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [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 Gilberte Beaulavon (1887 - 1969), "Gentils galants de France", published 1937 [ voice and piano ], from Cinq mélodies, Paris : Henry Lemoine & Cie [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2025-07-20
Line count: 20
Word count: 100

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