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by Achille Ceuterick , as A. Berton

À toi
Language: French (Français) 
Rose est jolie...
Mais... selon moi
Subir sa loi
Serait folie !
Car le mépris
Serait le prix
Du cœur épris.
Gentille amante
Sois moins charmante
Et plus aimante :
Puis... sans effroi,
Je dirai moi :
« Mon cœur à toi !»

L'amour m'enlace...
Que le dédain
En moi soudain
Prenne sa place !
Car etc.

L'oub1i remplace
L'amour guéri :
Le cœur flétri
Devient de glace !
Quand le mépris etc.

Confirmed with Cantilènes & Cantatilles par A. Berton, Gand, Chez H. Hoste, 1864, page 40.


Text Authorship:

  • by Achille Ceuterick , as A. Berton, "À toi" [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 Petrus Leonardus Leopoldus "Peter" Benoit (1834 - 1901), "À toi", op. 10 (Trois mélodies) no. 2, published 1895 [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2016-06-14
Line count: 23
Word count: 66

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