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by Paul Fort (1872 - 1960)

Le bonheur est dans le pré. Cours‑y...
Language: French (Français) 
Le bonheur est dans le pré. Cours-y vite, cours-y vite.
Le bonheur est dans le pré, cours-y vite. Il va filer.

Si tu veux le rattraper, cours-y vite, cours-y vite.
Si tu veux le rattraper, cours-y vite. Il va filer.

Dans l'ache et le serpolet, cours-y vite, cours-y vite,
Dans l'ache et le serpolet, cours-y vite. Il va filer.

Sur les cornes du bélier, cours-y vite, cours-y vite,
Sur les cornes du bélier, cours-y vite. Il va filer.

Sur le flot du sourcelet, cours-y vite, cours-y vite,
Sur le flot du sourcelet, cours-y vite. Il va filer.

De pommier en cerisier, cours-y vite, cours-y vite,
De pommier en cerisier, cours-y vite. Il va filer.

Saute par-dessus la haie, cours-y vite, cours-y vite,
Saute par-dessus la haie, cours-y vite. Il a filé !

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Text Authorship:

  • by Paul Fort (1872 - 1960), "Le bonheur", written 1912, appears in Vivre en Dieu, in 2. Naissance du Printemps à la Ferté-Milon, first published 1912 [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 Jean Absil (1893 - 1974), "Le bonheur est dans le pré", op. 18 no. 5 (1935), published 1961 [ vocal duet with orchestra or piano ], from Cinq Chansons de Paul Fort, pour deux voix égales avec accompagnement d'orchestre ou de piano, no. 5, Paris : Henry Lemoine & Cie. [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Marguerite Canal (1890 - 1978), "Le bonheur est dans le pré", copyright © 1928 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Raoul Laparra (1876 - 1943), "Le Bonheur", published 1926 [ medium voice and piano ], from Chants de la mer et des Villages, no. 2, Éd. Heugel [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Pierrette Mari (b. 1929), "Le bonheur est dans le pré", 1952 [ voice and piano ], from Trois poèmes de Paul Fort, no. 1 [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Henriette Puig-Roget (1910 - 1992), "Le Bonheur", 1932, published 1934 [ medium voice and piano ], from Quatre Ballades de Paul Fort, no. 1, Paris, Éd. Alphonse Leduc [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this page: Garrett Medlock [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2019-05-01
Line count: 14
Word count: 131

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