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A la claire Fontaine

A la claire Fontaine
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Choral SATB a cappella
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Choral SATB a cappella

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Traditional

LangageFrench
CopyrightCopyright © Paul R. Marchesano
Though the words are romantic, this song is above all a very well known nursery rhyme, at the same level as Frère Jacques or Au clair de la lune. Those three songs are also the first tunes many children learn to play on a keyboard.
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Sheet centralA la claire Fontaine (8 sheet music)
Added by FS, 27 Aug 2010

LYRICS
French Text :
A la claire fontaine
M'en allant promener;
J'ai trouvé l'eau si belle
Que je m'y suis baigné.
Il y a longtemps que je t'aime,
Jamais je ne t'oublierai.
Sous les feuilles d'un chêne (alternate: sur la mousse d'un chêne)
Je me suis fait sécher;
Sur la plus haute branche
Le rossignol chantait.
Il y a longtemps que je t'aime,
Jamais je ne t'oublierai.
Chante, rossignol, chante,
Toi qui as le coeur gai;
Tu as la coeur à rire,
Moi je l'ai à pleurer.
Il y a longtemps que je t'aime,
Jamais je ne t'oublierai.
J'ai perdu ma maîtresse (alternate: J'ai perdu mon amie)
Sans l'avoir mérité,
Pour un bouquet de roses
Que je lui refusai.
Il y a longtemps que je t'aime,
Jamais je ne t'oublierai.
Je voudrais que la rose
Fût encore au rosier,
Et moi et ma maîtresse (alternate: et que ma douce amie)
Dans le mêm's amitiés. (alternate: fut encore à m'aimer)
Il y a longtemps que je t'aime,
Jamais je ne t'oublierai.

English translation
At the clear fountain,
while going for a walk
I found the water so beautiful
that I bathed in it.
I've been loving you for a long time,
I'll never forget you
I lay down to dry
under the leaves of an oak.
On the topmost branch
a nightingale was singing.
Sing, o nightingale, sing,
your heart is merry,
your heart wants to laugh,
mine wants to cry.
I lost my lover
without deserving it
for a posy of roses
I wouldn't give her
I wish the roses
were still on their bush
and that my beloved
still loved me.

3 comments



By Ros Bromley , at 00:00


I wanted to introduce my Scottish singing group to a French folk song with harmonies, so I am delighted with this. Thank you so much.
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By Ruth At;kins , at 00:00


I teach French at a performing arts school. This is a very good arrangement for my students !
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By erbue , at 00:00


very good
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