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by Fernand Beissier (1858 - 1936)

Petite Mireille
Language: French (Français) 
Lorsque vous dormez, petite Mireille,
Vous êtes semblable au petit Saint-Jean,
Qui, tout rose et nu, dans l'herbe sommeille
Au fond d'une crèche en papier d'argent.

Lorsque vous dormez, petite Mireille,
Perlent de joyeux trilles de cristal,
Comme l'alouette à l'aube vermeille
Lance dans l'air bleu son chant matinal.

Lorsque vous dormez, petite Mireille,
On rêve déjà de vos grandes sœurs,
A vous voir légère ainsi qu'une abeille
Courir tout le long des sentiers en fleurs.

Et si vous pleurez, petite Mireille,
D'un baiser l'on vient essuyer vos yeux
Où tremble une larme, aux perles pareille,
Et qu'on ange doit rapporter aux cieux !

Text Authorship:

  • by Fernand Beissier (1858 - 1936) [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 Jules Massenet (1842 - 1912), "Petite Mireille", 1899, published 1899 [ medium voice and piano ], Paris, Éd. Heugel [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2011-01-31
Line count: 16
Word count: 103

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