To a Young Gentleman
Language:
English
Don't come in, sir, please!
Don't break my willow-trees!
Not that that would very much grieve me,
But, alack-a-day,
What would my parents say?
And love you as I may,
I cannot bear to think what that would be.
Don't cross my wall, sir, please!
Don't spoil my mulberry-trees!
Not that that would very much grieve me,
But, alack-a-day,
What would my brothers say?
And love you as I may,
I cannot bear to think what that would be.
Then keep outside, sir, please!
Don't spoil my sandal-trees!
Not that that would very much grieve me,
But, alack-a-day,
What the world would say!
And love you as I may,
I cannot bear to think what that would be.
Input by Geoffrey Wieting
Authorship
Based on
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text),
listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)
Set in
French,
a translation of
Henri Pierre Roché (1879-1959)
ENG FRE
Date added to the website: 2003-11-19.
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À un jeune gentilhomme
Language:
French
N'entrez pas, Monsieur, s'il vous plaît,
Ne brisez pas mes fougères,
Non pas que cela me fasse grand'peine,
Mais que diraient mon père et ma mère?
Et même si je vous aime,
Je n'ose penser à ce qui arriverait.
Ne passez pas mon mur, Monsieur, s'il vous plaît,
N'abîmez pas mes primevères,
Non pas que cela me fasse grand'peine
Mais, mon Dieu! que diraient mes frères?
Et même si je vous aime,
Je n'ose penser à ce qui arriverait.
Restez dehors, Monsieur, s'il vous plaît,
Ne poussez pas mon paravent,
Non pas que cela me fasse grand'peine,
Mais, mon Dieu! qu'en diraient les gens?
Et même si je vous aime,
Je n'ose penser à ce qui arriverait.
Input by Geoffrey Wieting
Authorship
Based on
Based on
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text),
listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)
Date added to the website: 2003-11-19.
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