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by Arthur Justin Léon Leclère (1874 - 1966), as Tristan Klingsor

Chanson de l'oignon 
Language: French (Français) 
Jolie servante hollandaise 
Aux fraîches joues couleur de rose 
Et bouche couleur de fraise, 
Jolie servante hollandaise, 
N'était-ce que ce petit oignon rose 
Qui te mettait une larme aux cils? 

Jolie servante au corsage ouvert 
Et bonnet pointu comme un toit, 
Jolie servante au cœur en souci, 
N'était-ce que ce petit oignon vert 
Dont la pelure restait entre tes doigts, 
Qui te faisait rougir les yeux ainsi ? 

Et maintenant que rissole et se dore 
Dans le beurre du chaudron sur la braise 
L'oignon blanc qui fut couleur de cuivre rose, 
Maintenant n'oses-tu pas avouer encore
Que tu pleures, jolie servante hollandaise, 
  À cause d'une autre chose ?

Text Authorship:

  • by Arthur Justin Léon Leclère (1874 - 1966), as Tristan Klingsor, "Chanson de l'oignon", written 1901-1903, appears in Le valet de cœur: poèmes, in Le jardin de ma tante, no. 6, Paris, Éd. du Mercure de France, first published 1908 [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 Raymond Moulaert (1875 - 1962), "Chanson de l'oignon ", 1921 [ mezzo-soprano and piano ], from Quatre poèmes de Tristan Klingsor, no. 3 [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2011-03-15
Line count: 18
Word count: 106

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