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  1. Jayan
     
    This song, titled "The Thieving Magpie," is by Jean Riondet - Music by P.G. Amiot. It was published in 1952 or 53 by the Editions du Scarabee in a small collection made by the instructors of CEMEA

    I used to be a camp counselor and I often had the children sing this song.
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    1. guillouminou
       
      Hello
      thank you for your reply
      do you have the complete lyrics of this song (the thieving magpie)?
      in which years were you a camp counselor and where?
      thank you for your answers
      best regards
      Gilles
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  2. Eokia Posted messages 1 Status Member 10
     
    Good evening, I have the lyrics to this song in my notebook from the time of the "nice summer camps" when I was a camp counselor.....

    The rose on my belt
    The magpie comes to steal from me
    Stealing from my belt
    I will never forgive her
    Never a rose just barely bloomed
    I will never forgive her

    Violet on my belt
    The magpie comes to steal from me
    Stealing from my belt
    I will never forgive her
    Never a rose just barely bloomed
    A violet just barely opened
    I will never forgive her

    Tulip on my belt
    The magpie comes to steal from me
    Stealing from my belt
    I will never forgive her
    Never a rose just barely bloomed
    A violet just barely opened
    A tulip with a pipe head
    I will never forgive her

    Daffodil on my belt
    The magpie comes to steal from me
    Stealing from my belt
    I will never forgive her
    Never a rose just barely bloomed
    A violet just barely opened
    A tulip with a pipe head
    A daffodil with chamomile
    I will never forgive her

    Sun on my belt
    The magpie comes to steal from me
    Stealing from my belt
    I will never forgive her
    Never a rose just barely bloomed
    A violet just barely opened
    A tulip with a pipe head
    A daffodil with chamomile
    A sun that marvels
    I will never forgive her

    Jasmine on my belt
    The magpie comes to steal from me
    Stealing from my belt
    I will never forgive her
    Never a rose just barely bloomed
    A violet just barely opened
    A tulip with a pipe head
    A daffodil with chamomile
    A sun that marvels
    A jasmine that is on its way
    I will never forgive her

    I suppose there must be variations.........
    Kind regards!
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    1. Prat
       
      There is the periwinkle that bends down...
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  3. chlomy Posted messages 25 Status Member 2
     
    Do you know the writer?
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    1. gilles
       
      alas no
      have you heard of this song?
      see you+
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      1. monik > gilles
         
        I have an extra verse: a peony that struts ...
        In my mind, it was a bit of free imagination!... I also remember "a primrose that loses its mind" (but I'm not sure this is part of the original lyrics, it was a song we used to sing in choir, a bit freely!)
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      2. gilles > monik
         
        Hi Monik
        thank you for your reply. Someone gave me the references of a work that cites this song "La pie voleuse," but I can't find this title with the publisher.
        Anyway, thanks again for your reply.
        Do you like these old songs? Personally, I really do, but most people think it's outdated.
        Hugs and maybe see you soon
        Gilles
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      3. Necnom > monik
         
        I also know, "a daisy that goes fast," "a periwinkle that leans," and also "a tulip with a pipe head," but I don't remember the order. However, the peony or the primrose doesn't ring a bell for me at all...
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      4. Tina97 > Necnom
         

        There is also a daisy coming back from the party and a periwinkle that thinks itself …

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  6. baholistru
     
    I often sing it at camp :-)
    Pipe-head tulip
    Barely opened violet
    A bit wilted pansy
    Chamomile daffodil
    Bucolic colchicum
    Marshmallow that runs away
    A sun that marvels
    Jasmin perlimpinpin
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  7. prina
     
    a periwinkle that bends,
    a slightly wilted thought
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  8. hayet
     
    I learned this song in 1978/1979, my French teacher taught it to us. I was 9/10 years old, and today I still remember its lyrics. It was the good old days in primary school in Algiers.
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  9. Patrick
     
    Thank you all for the lyrics to this song, which I have been singing to my daughters since their birth. It’s a song I learned at school in 68 in French Guiana.
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  10. Louise
     
    Periwinkle at my belt....the magpie........
    ....... never
    A periwinkle that leans.....
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  11. AliDawoud
     

    It's a pity that you didn't mention the other lyrics for the other flowers, I need them for children who remember well.

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  12. eliane.l
     

    besides....for your children

    tulip has a pipe head

    and for the violet, we used to say ''violet coming back from the party will not forgive her.''

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  13. lomicheu
     

    The rose at my belt
    The magpie comes to steal from me
    To steal from my belt
    I will never forgive her
    Never
    A barely opened rose
    I will never forgive her

    Periwinkle at my belt
    The magpie comes to steal from me
    To steal from my belt
    I will never forgive her
    Never
    A barely opened rose
    A periwinkle that leans
    I will never forgive her

    Violet at my belt
    The magpie comes to steal from me
    To steal from my belt
    I will never forgive her
    Never
    A barely opened rose
    A periwinkle that leans
    A barely opened violet
    I will never forgive her

    Tulip at my belt
    The magpie comes to steal from me
    To steal from my belt
    I will never forgive her
    Never
    A barely opened rose
    A periwinkle that leans
    A barely opened violet
    A pipe-headed tulip
    I will never forgive her

    Sun at my belt
    The magpie comes to steal from me
    To steal from my belt
    I will never forgive her
    Never
    A barely opened rose
    A periwinkle that leans
    A barely opened violet
    A pipe-headed tulip
    A marveling sun
    I will never forgive her

    Daisy at my belt
    The magpie comes to steal from me
    To steal from my belt
    I will never forgive her
    Never
    A barely opened rose
    A periwinkle that leans
    A barely opened violet
    A pipe-headed tulip
    A marveling sun
    A daisy returning from the party
    I will never forgive her

    Colchicum at my belt
    The magpie comes to steal from me
    To steal from my belt
    I will never forgive her
    Never
    A barely opened rose
    A periwinkle that leans
    A barely opened violet
    A pipe-headed tulip
    A marveling sun
    A daisy returning from the party
    A bucolic colchicum
    I will never forgive her

    Thought at my belt
    The magpie comes to steal from me
    To steal from my belt
    I will never forgive her
    Never
    A barely opened rose
    A periwinkle that leans
    A barely opened violet
    A pipe-headed tulip
    A marveling sun
    A daisy returning from the party
    A bucolic colchicum
    A slightly faded thought
    I will never forgive her

    Marshmallow at my belt
    The magpie comes to steal from me
    To steal from my belt
    I will never forgive her
    Never
    A barely opened rose
    A periwinkle that leans
    A barely opened violet
    A pipe-headed tulip
    A marveling sun
    A daisy returning from the party
    A bucolic colchicum
    A slightly faded thought
    A marshmallow that escapes
    I will never forgive her
    Never

    Words by Jean Riondet
    Music by Pierre-Guy Amiot.

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