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by Catulle Mendès (1841 - 1909)

Le Gascon
Language: French (Français) 
Cadédis ! lorsque je me fâche, 
Tordant ma moustache 
D'un air cavalier, 
Le plus fier, s'il n'a point envie 
De perdre la vie, 
Descend l'escalier ! 

Mais, sandis ! lorsque je me pose, 
Bouche en cœur de rose 
Et l'œil bien fendu, 
La plus sage se tient à quatre !... 
J'en ai vu se battre 
Pour mon gant perdu 

Cadédis ! à Versaille, au Louvre, 
Le roi, dès qu'on ouvre, 
M'adresse un bonjour. 
J'ai souvent, vêtu d'amaranthe, 
Dansé la Courante 
Aux ballets de cour. 

Mais, sandis ! c'est midi qui cloche. 
J'ai deux sols en poche, 
Diantre, et j'ai grand faim… 
Bah ! viens ça, bouquetière éclose ! 
L'odeur de la rose 
Vaut le goût du pain !

Text Authorship:

  • by Catulle Mendès (1841 - 1909) [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 Georges Bizet (1838 - 1875), "Le Gascon", published 1886 [medium voice and piano], from Seize mélodies pour chant et piano, no. 12, Paris, Éd. Choudens [ sung text verified 1 time]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2018-05-31
Line count: 24
Word count: 109

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