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by Jules-Romain Tardieu (1805 - 1868), as J. T. de Saint-Germain

Quand Mignon passait, les folles...
Language: French (Français) 
Quand Mignon passait, les folles abeilles
Venaient effleurer ses lèvres vermeilles,
Les épis des blés, l'églantine des bois
Se penchaient aussi pour toucher ses doigts.

Tout n'était qu'amour et que rêverie.
Dans un lit d'argent, le ruisseau glissait,
Courant après elle, et le vent baisait
L'herbe sous ses pieds à peine fléchie.

Quand Mignon passait!

Quand Mignon dormait, les palmes des saules
Venaient caresser ses blanches épaules.
Formaient sur son front, un vert parasol,
Et comme un tapis, rampaient sur le sol.

Le flambeau du jour modérait sa flamme,
Le vent parlait bas, l'oiseau suspendait
Le chant commencé, le pavot versait
Sur ses beaux yeux clos son plus pur ditame.

Quand Mignon dormait!

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Text Authorship:

  • by Jules-Romain Tardieu (1805 - 1868), as J. T. de Saint-Germain, "Rêverie", appears in Les Roses de Noël, Dernières Fleurs, Paris, Éd. J. Tardieu, first published 1860 [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 Antony Choudens (1849 - 1902), "Quand Mignon passait", published c1872 [ voice and piano ], from 20 Mélodies, no. 10, Paris: Choudens [sung text checked 1 time]
  • by Felipe Pedrell (1841 - 1922), "Quand Mignon passait", published [1882] [ medium voice and piano ], from Intimas, Coleccion de 12 Melodias, no. 8, Barcelona : Manuel Salvat [sung text not yet checked]
  • by J. Vincent , "L'Absence", published c1887 [ medium voice and piano ], from Mélodies et Duos pour le chant avec accompagnement de piano, no. 7, Éd. Loret Fils [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Jean-Baptiste Théodore Weckerlin (1821 - 1910), "Quand Mignon passait" [ voice and piano ], from 25 Mélodies de J.B. Weckerlin, no. 1, Éd. Durand & Schoenewerck [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this page: Jean-Pierre Granger

This text was added to the website: 2011-05-22
Line count: 18
Word count: 113

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