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by Jean-Antoine de Baïf (1532 - 1589)

Babillarde, qui toujours viens
Language: French (Français) 
Our translations:  ENG
Babillarde, qui toujours viens
Le sommeil et songe troubler
Qui me fait heureux et content,
Babillarde aronde, tais-toi.

Babillarde aronde, veux-tu
Que de mes gluaux affutés
Je te fasse choir de ton nid ?
Babillarde aronde, tais-toi.

Babillarde aronde, veux-tu
Que coupant ton aile et ton bec
Je te fasse pis que Térée ?
Babillarde aronde, tais-toi.

Si ne veux te taire, crois-moi,
Je me vengerai de tes cris,
Punissant ou toi ou les tiens.
Babillarde aronde, tais-toi.

Crie contre tel qui heureux
En amour, veillant, à coeur soûl
De sa belle prend le plaisir.
Babillarde aronde, tais-toi.

Ne sois curieuse sur moi
Qui ne puis jouir que dormant
Et ne suis heureux qu'en songeant
Babillarde aronde, tais-toi.

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Text Authorship:

  • by Jean-Antoine de Baïf (1532 - 1589), "Babillarde, qui toujours viens", appears in Chansonnettes [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 Madeleine Bloy-Souberbielle (1897 - 1990), "Chansonnette", 1948, published 2014 [ soprano and piano ], from Deux Mélodies, no. 2, Sampzon, Éd. Delatour [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Robert Herberigs (1886 - 1974), "Babillarde, qui toujours viens", 1953 [ mixed chorus a cappella ] [sung text not yet checked]
  • by Marcelle Soulage (1894 - 1970), "Babillarde", published 1917 [ voice and piano ], Paris : Rouart, Lerolle & Cie. [sung text not yet checked]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ENG English (David Wyatt) , "You chatterbox who always comes", copyright © 2013, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2011-03-09
Line count: 24
Word count: 116

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