by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Madrigal
Language: French (Français)
Vous êtes belle come un ange, Douce comme un petit mouton; Il n'est point de coeur, Jeanneton, Qui sous votre loi ne se range. Mais une fille sans têtons Est une perdrix sans orange.
Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author ( 18th century )  [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 Francis Poulenc (1899 - 1963), "Madrigal", FP 42 no. 3 (1925-1926), published 1926 [ baritone and piano ], from Chansons gaillardes, no. 3, Éd. Heugel [sung text checked 1 time]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Bertram Kottmann , "Madrigal", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission ; composed by Gary Bachlund.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Simon Chalifoux) , "Madrigal", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- GER German (Deutsch) (Sonja Lohmiller) , "Madrigal", copyright © 2021, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Matthias Fletzberger
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
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