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by Alexis-Victoire Doinet (1819 - 1886?)

Chante Madeleine
Language: French (Français) 
Avant qu'aux flots je m'abandonne,
Viens t'asseoir à l'abri du vent
Là-bas où je rêve souvent,
Et dis-moi ta chanson bretonne.
Ta voix jette en mon coeur l'oubli
Des maux que la misère entraîne;
Ah! chante, Madeleine,
Ton refrain si joli.

À tes côtés tout fait silence;
C'est bonheur quand tu vas chanter.
Tiens, regarde, pour t'écouter,
Jusqu'à tes pieds le flot s'avance;
L'oiseau sur le caillou poli
Se repose en venant de la plaine;
Ah! chante, Madeleine,
Ton refrain si joli.

Dans ce blanc nuage qui passe
Ton bon ange descend vers nous;
Il vient se mettre à tes genoux
Pour te dire chantez de grâce;
Déjà le soleil a faibli
Et le temps fuit à perdre haleine;
Ah! chante, Madeleine,
Ton refrain si joli.

Text Authorship:

  • by Alexis-Victoire Doinet (1819 - 1886?) [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 Victor Massé (1822 - 1884), "Chante Madeleine" [ sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 24
Word count: 126

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