Chanson au bord de la fontaine

O blanches colombes du soir,
Quand je viendrai m'asseoir
Sur la pierre de la fontaine,
A l'heure où tout est noir,
Je vous dirai ma grande peine
Et mon espoir.

O blanches colombes du soir,
Envoyez alors votre reine sur le lavoir;
Je lui dirai pourquoi je traîne
ce désespoir;
Je lui dirai ma grande peine
Et mon espoir.

by Maurice Magre (1877-1941)

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)

by Reynaldo Hahn (1874-1947) , "Chanson au bord de la fontaine", published 1912.

ENG English (Dr. Thea Engelson)

Added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.

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