- La mer brille au-dessus de la haie, la mer brille comme une coquille. On a envie de la pêcher. Le ciel est gai, c'est joli Mai. C'est doux la mer au-dessus de la haie, c'est doux comme une main d'enfant. On a envie de la caresser. Le ciel est gai, c'est joli Mai. Et c'est aux mains vives de la brise que vivent et brillent des aiguilles qui cousent la mer avec la haie. Le ciel est gai, c'est joli Mai. La mer présente sur la haie ses frivoles papillonnées. Petits navires vont naviguer. Le ciel est gai, c'est joli Mai.
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Text Authorship:
- by Paul Fort (1872 - 1960), "Le ciel est gai", appears in Ballades françaises et chroniques de France, in La ronde autour du monde, in 1. Chansons, no. 4, first published 1913 [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 Gabriel Grovlez (1879 - 1944), "Le ciel est gai, c'est joli mai", published 1927 [ medium voice and piano ], from Trois ballades françaises, no. 3, Paris, Éd. Costallat [sung text not yet checked]
- by Émile Jaques-Dalcroze (1865 - 1950), "Le ciel est gai, c'est joli Mai", copyright © 1919 [ voice and piano ], from Rondes et ballades françaises, no. 2, Genève : Édition Henn [sung text not yet checked]
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