by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Le papillon
Language: French (Français)
Papillon ton penchant volage Te porte à tout sans t'arrêter Tu voltige rien ne t'engage Ah que ne puis-je t'imiter De l'Amour tu n'as que les ailes Ce dieu me retient dans ses fers Tu ne trouve point de cruelles C'est une ingrate que je sers.
Authorship:
- by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [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 Sophie-Marguerite Merken (1776 - 1821), "Le papillon", op. 1 no. 4 [voice and piano], from Six Romances pour Voix et Piano, no. 4. [ sung text verified 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2017-06-26
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Word count: 46