Madeleine (Joseph Leopold Röckel)
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- Editor: David Anderson (submitted 2023-12-04). Score information: Letter, 8 pages, 472 kB Copyright: Personal
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General Information
Title: Madeleine
Composer: Joseph Leopold Röckel
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Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Secular, Partsong
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1921 C. Birchard & Co.
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Original text and translations
English text
Pretty little Madeleine,
Airy, fairy Queen of May,
Happy laughing Madeleine,
Beaming, mischief-loving fay.
Tiny feet, with merry twinkle,
Freely dancing all the day.
Dream thy baby flowers among,
Childhood’s hours are ne’er too long,
Sing, my birdie, Madeleiene!
Weary, little Madeleine,
Pink lids drooping o’er blue e’en,
Sleeping, dreaming Madeleine,
Sweeter cherub ne’er was seen.
Little head on pillow resting,
Sunning o’er in golden sheen.
Dream thy baby flowers among,
Childhood’s hours are ne’er too long,
Sing, my birdie, Madeleiene!